it's totally pathetic i was trying to find one glimmer of hope about mccain and now i can't even find one ounce of respect for him or for that bitch palin ....
Wow...I've been youtubing some of these recent solo Palin rallies and it is kind of surprising. There's no doubt that presidential elections have alot of malice and anger involved in them, but in watching these recent speeches, I cannot think of a presidential or vice presidential candidate who has been so openly contemptous of such a large portion of the electorate. It's striking and kind of frightening to see that amount of open hatred on the part of a possible nominee. Take McCain; he clearly has no love for Obama, but you don't regularly see him display outright contempt for those New York liberals, those East-coasters. Sure, you hear him talk about the liberal media elite (what else is new), but Palin goes even further. She not only inspires supporters to love her, she is inspiring supporters to hate not only the opposing candidate, but the opposing political side. That's happened in the past before, but I can't remember a nominee in recent history overtly pushing that forward.
I mean, imagine Joe Biden talking about the divisive nature and dangerous politics of those "redneck, middle-American terrorist sympathizers." I mean, I don't expect Palin to agree with those ACLU-loving progressive liberals, but for Christ's sake, she's a VP CANDIDATE. She is not supposed to seemingly and publicly hate so much of the electorate.
that's because sarah palin is an ignorant, in-bred, backwater cunt, hence her appeal to the ignorant, in-bred, backwater masses. no offense to smart cunts out there.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States, Barack Obama."
"Obama's main opponent in this election on November 4th (was) not John McCain, it (was) ignorance."~Michael Moore
"i'm feeling kinda righteous right now. with my badass motherfuckin' ukulele!"
~ed, 8/7
At that, Palin supporters turned on reporters in the press area, waving thunder sticks and shouting abuse. Others hurled obscenities at a camera crew. One Palin supporter shouted a racial epithet at an African American sound man for a network and told him, "Sit down, boy." "
This is so upsetting to me. I just don't know what to say to this. How can people act like this?
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okay - I'm going to send another donation to Obama right now, and I think I'll go send some to the NAACP too - I'm already a member.
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that's because sarah palin is an ignorant, in-bred, backwater cunt, hence her appeal to the ignorant, in-bred, backwater masses. no offense to smart cunts out there.
I'm not so sure she's stupid. I'm starting to feel that she is much more dangerous than that. I'm not worried about this year; I'm worried about when she runs in 2012. I know that modern politics may be relatively restrained (hell, we've had presidential candidates accused of murder in the past), but I cannot remember a nominee in my lifetime that has inspired contempt not only for a candidate, but for his supporters, what they believe and what they represent. There's a difference between passionate disagreement against a portion of the electorate and a burgeoning hatred of the electorate, and I feel Palin, of the four candidates in the race and the many candidates of recent history, have crossed that line. Maybe I'm forgetting such hateful speech from the recent past. I mean, even the gay marriage debates of 2004 were not framed as contempt for homosexuals (although I'm sure that was a reason for some social conservatives). I don't remember seeing anything like this before.
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I'm not so sure she's stupid. I'm starting to feel that she is much more dangerous than that. I'm not worried about this year; I'm worried about when she runs in 2012. I know that modern politics may be relatively restrained (hell, we've had presidential candidates accused of murder in the past), but I cannot remember a nominee in my lifetime that has inspired contempt not only for a candidate, but for his supporters, what they believe and what they represent. There's a difference between passionate disagreement against a portion of the electorate and a burgeoning hatred of the electorate, and I feel Palin, of the four candidates in the race and the many candidates of recent history, have crossed that line. Maybe I'm forgetting such hateful speech from the recent past. I mean, even the gay marriage debates of 2004 were not framed as contempt for homosexuals (although I'm sure that was a reason for some social conservatives). I don't remember seeing anything like this before.
I agree that she might be preparing herself for 2012 but if she continues with such speeches she may just sink herself that year too.
Peace
*We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
I think the McCain/Palin party (and some of their mentally disturbed and moronic loyalists) have proven themselves to be one of the most single-minded, vicious, ignorance-pandering parties to ever litter the surface of this country.
What a bunch of knucke-headed, dumb-fuckers.
" Duh, he's a terrorist! Burn him! [grunt....grunt....snarl....grunt][picks fleas from hairy back and hairy, thick, sloped forehead]
Im kind of tired to reading his/her roland bashes. Thats like 10 in the last two days.
well, perhaps you could PM the person you have an issue with, or even ignore it...or let Roland fight his/her own battles....but to tell someone to shut the fuck up is pretty tacky....
then again, if this sort of thing truly bothers you, you probably have more issues to worry about...
well, perhaps you could PM the person you have an issue with, or even ignore it...or let Roland fight his/her own battles....but to tell someone to shut the fuck up is pretty tacky....
then again, if this sort of thing truly bothers you, you probably have more issues to worry about...
Here's a quote from the "shoot from the rooftops" description: "This Shop is dedicated to cool shirt designs for true Americans. The people that believe in what this country stands for."
I pray "true Americans" don't feel that way. If they do, maybe it's time for me to leave the country.
Palin is an example of everything that's wrong in American politics. She's a mental lightweight and a hack. She seems to believe her ignorance is a good thing. She's out of her depth.
I'm sick and tired of average. I'm sick of the average sons of serious men ascending to posts they haven't earned. I'm tired of sound bytes without substance.
I don't think McCain has the temperament or intelligence necessary to be president. He's the kind of guy who's born on third base and thinks he hit a triple.
I hope Obama offers some substance, not played out platitudes, tonight. He needs to put this thing away. We can't have another four years of mediocrity in the White House.
"Almost all those politicians took money from Enron, and there they are holding hearings. That's like O.J. Simpson getting in the Rae Carruth jury pool." -- Charles Barkley
Thomas Jefferson didn't think it was funny, he thought it essential to a healthy democracy.
"God forbid we should ever be twenty years without such a rebellion.
The people cannot be all, and always, well informed. The part which is
wrong will be discontented, in proportion to the importance of the facts
they misconceive. If they remain quiet under such misconceptions,
it is lethargy, the forerunner of death to the public liberty. ...
And what country can preserve its liberties, if it's rulers are not
warned from time to time, that this people preserve the spirit of
resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as
to the facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost
in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from
time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
It is its natural manure."
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apparently so. fucking sad, isn't it?
"Obama's main opponent in this election on November 4th (was) not John McCain, it (was) ignorance."~Michael Moore
"i'm feeling kinda righteous right now. with my badass motherfuckin' ukulele!"
~ed, 8/7
that's because sarah palin is an ignorant, in-bred, backwater cunt, hence her appeal to the ignorant, in-bred, backwater masses. no offense to smart cunts out there.
"Obama's main opponent in this election on November 4th (was) not John McCain, it (was) ignorance."~Michael Moore
"i'm feeling kinda righteous right now. with my badass motherfuckin' ukulele!"
~ed, 8/7
This is so upsetting to me. I just don't know what to say to this. How can people act like this?
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okay - I'm going to send another donation to Obama right now, and I think I'll go send some to the NAACP too - I'm already a member.
R.i.p. My Dad - May 28, 2007
R.i.p. Black Tail (cat) - Sept. 20, 2008
I'm not so sure she's stupid. I'm starting to feel that she is much more dangerous than that. I'm not worried about this year; I'm worried about when she runs in 2012. I know that modern politics may be relatively restrained (hell, we've had presidential candidates accused of murder in the past), but I cannot remember a nominee in my lifetime that has inspired contempt not only for a candidate, but for his supporters, what they believe and what they represent. There's a difference between passionate disagreement against a portion of the electorate and a burgeoning hatred of the electorate, and I feel Palin, of the four candidates in the race and the many candidates of recent history, have crossed that line. Maybe I'm forgetting such hateful speech from the recent past. I mean, even the gay marriage debates of 2004 were not framed as contempt for homosexuals (although I'm sure that was a reason for some social conservatives). I don't remember seeing anything like this before.
I agree that she might be preparing herself for 2012 but if she continues with such speeches she may just sink herself that year too.
Peace
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
What a bunch of knucke-headed, dumb-fuckers.
" Duh, he's a terrorist! Burn him! [grunt....grunt....snarl....grunt][picks fleas from hairy back and hairy, thick, sloped forehead]
yikes...
what's this all about...?
you have to be fucked in the head to think that's funny.
but then again you have to be even more fucked in the head to be at a McCain rally and even more so to vote for him.
thanks for proving our point and doing your part to devolve our species.
well, perhaps you could PM the person you have an issue with, or even ignore it...or let Roland fight his/her own battles....but to tell someone to shut the fuck up is pretty tacky....
then again, if this sort of thing truly bothers you, you probably have more issues to worry about...
good luck and I hope things get better....
"I can't believe the Republicans are so ignorant and vicious...fucking dumb rednecks."
Actually I said ......"some of them"
And yeah, I illustrating a point.
I pray "true Americans" don't feel that way. If they do, maybe it's time for me to leave the country.
Palin is an example of everything that's wrong in American politics. She's a mental lightweight and a hack. She seems to believe her ignorance is a good thing. She's out of her depth.
I'm sick and tired of average. I'm sick of the average sons of serious men ascending to posts they haven't earned. I'm tired of sound bytes without substance.
I don't think McCain has the temperament or intelligence necessary to be president. He's the kind of guy who's born on third base and thinks he hit a triple.
I hope Obama offers some substance, not played out platitudes, tonight. He needs to put this thing away. We can't have another four years of mediocrity in the White House.
Thomas Jefferson didn't think it was funny, he thought it essential to a healthy democracy.
"God forbid we should ever be twenty years without such a rebellion.
The people cannot be all, and always, well informed. The part which is
wrong will be discontented, in proportion to the importance of the facts
they misconceive. If they remain quiet under such misconceptions,
it is lethargy, the forerunner of death to the public liberty. ...
And what country can preserve its liberties, if it's rulers are not
warned from time to time, that this people preserve the spirit of
resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as
to the facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost
in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from
time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
It is its natural manure."