Comments on: The Mainstream Media, aka The Democratic PR Firm

By: The Reverend

The Reverend — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:18:51 +0000

All this is stupid.

Palin's answers to the few questions allowed to come her way demonstrate beyong a shadow of a doubt that she is not prepared or knowledgeable enough to be a heartbeat away.

Obama on the other hand has been leading George Bush on foreign policy and now we find that Obama has been leading on economic issues with his 18 month ago call about the economic disaster headed our way.

Palin can see Russia from her state.

Surely, you synchophants can't believe your own baloney

By: larry d.

larry d. — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:04:36 +0000

"Up to speed with national issues" … If Obama had an accomplishment or two to hang his hat on it would be a lot easier for his minions to poo-poo Palin's qualifications.

By: Da King

Da King — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:57:35 +0000

Andrea,
If your criteria for a president is that he/she had to graduate from the Ivy League, then I guess you are a George W. Bush fan.

And I'm not seeing how being an ambulance chaser qualifies John Edwards to be president either.

By: roysoldboy

roysoldboy — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:28:35 +0000

Jimmy, where in your words does it say that the man threw the ball overhand to anyone? Again you are assuming that only overhand is the way to throw a baseball. I take it you have seen doubleplays where the throw was made underhand to initiate the play. You have seen that, haven't you?

By: Ghost of Vince Foster

Ghost of Vince Foster — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:06:20 +0000

"Obama went to Harvard and Columbia law school."

Yes he did — affirmative action all the way!

That's why he won't release his college records. God Lord, B. Hussein Obama's SAT scores would probably give him trouble getting into UA.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:31:11 +0000

Obama went to Harvard and Columbia law school. Edwards earned his doctorate at chapel hill. Palin went to 6 colleges to finally graduate with a BS in journalism at U of Idaho . She was very lucky to become mayor and later become governor. Edwards on the other hand ran a very successful legal career . I don't quite see how being a sportscaster gives you experience to run a country? Not to mention she teamed up with a low performing student john McCain who was bottom in his class and doesn't know Czechoslovakia, no longer exists where is the strength on Foreign affairs on that ticket??????

By: Da King

Da King — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:47:08 +0000

Rev,
So a Senator is qualified to be president the minute he shows up in the halls of Congress, even if he has no prior government experience, like Edwards, but a person who has actual governing experience, like Palin, is not. Your hypocrisy if deafening.

And GOVERNOR Bill Clinton and GOVERNOR Jimmy Carter wouldn't appreciate you disrespecting them like that. Did you vote for either of those unqualified, inexperienced governors ?

And who broke the Reverend Wright story ??? FoxNews. Thanks for reinforcing my point.

By: ben keeler

ben keeler — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 06:52:33 +0000

King, great point on Edwards. Funny how it was not an issue then. Kerry had all the experience they needed.

By: jimmy james

jimmy james — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 23:10:15 +0000

Roy, From the second link:

Q: But do you go on line for yourself?

Mr. McCain: They go on for me. I am learning to get online myself, and I will have that down fairly soon, getting on myself. I don’t expect to be a great communicator, I don’t expect to set up my own blog, but I am becoming computer literate to the point where I can get the information that I need – including going to my daughter’s blog first, before anything else.

Q: Do you use a blackberry or email?

Mr. McCain: No

Mark Salter: He uses a BlackBerry, just ours.

Mr. McCain: I use the Blackberry, but I don’t e-mail, I’ve never felt the particular need to e-mail. I read e-mails all the time, but the communications that I have with my friends and staff are oral and done with my cell phone. I have the luxury of being in contact with them literally all the time. We now have a phone on the plane that is usable on the plane, so I just never really felt a need to do it. But I do – could I just say, really – I understand the impact of blogs on American politics today and political campaigns. I understand that. And I understand that something appears on one blog, can ricochet all around and get into the evening news, the front page of The New York Times. So, I do pay attention to the blogs. And I am not in any way unappreciative of the impact that they have on entire campaigns and world opinion.

By: jimmy james

jimmy james — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 23:06:35 +0000

Do a "Control-F" and search for McCain. It's down in the stats, not in the write-up at the top.

Game 7
Date / Box Score
11-04-2001
Location
Bank One Ballpark
Attendance
=49,589
1st Pitch
Senator John McCain

By: angry conserv

angry conserv — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 20:02:45 +0000

The mainstream media has finally come out of the closet and dropped any pretense of being objective. Palin embodies the bitter rube that clings to her guns and religion that the elite views as their obstacle in creating a maternal society in which they are the chosen ones in moulding the populace. They despise her not because of her stance on abortion, guns, etc. but because she personifies the traditional values of this country–personal responsibilty, the family, patriotism and that indivudual's rights supercede the collective.
Who this lady actually has become secondary to the culture war the left has started by their vicicous attacks. Why dont they just step to the plate and be honest, she represents the product of the white male power structure and those that find her appealing are equally misquided and need to abandon old values and embrace their vision. By attacking her many Americans feel they are being demeaned as well and are angry. The more they attempt to destroy her( although they may get her on "troopergate" )the more damage the left inflicts on themselves.

By: roysoldboy

roysoldboy — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:01:49 +0000

Rev, Edwards and Obama have zero experience as executives at any level. That means that they have never had to make a decision and then stand by it. In fact, Obama failed to make any kind of decision while in the Illinois senate as his his present votes convey to us.

How simple does one have to be to talk about national experience for a man who wants to be the Executive Branch leader and has no experience of making decisions he must stand by and watch as those decisions affect the area he governs.

You count this one any way you please it is still Palin several years of executive experience and the other 3 zero years of same. If experience means anything then she should be the one running for President against the inexperienced Obama.

Jimmy, I read your first link and found no reference to how McCain threw out the first pitch and I don't usually watch baseball on TV so I can't prove what you didn't prove. As a man of 75 years old I will say that although I was a pretty fair country pitcher in my early life I would have some trouble throwing a baseball completely overhand any distance. You misfired on this one since you have no picture of the man throwing out the pitch. You just take it for granted that all people throw a baseball overhanded. I guess you think that he moves his arms the way he does all the time as an act to get sympathy. If so you are a fool, IMO.

Jimmy I read your second link and failed to find any questions about why he doesn't use a computer and lets others do it for him. How many broken fingers and forearms have you ever had? Were all yours attended by doctors or just by some other prisoners, as his were? Get real, Jimmy, and stop using lefthanded sites for proof. While you are at it read on the sidebar of your links, always. On the right side of your thing there is a reference to the LA Times reporting that the man can't type. Nice going, Jimmy.

In reading the NY Times (I call it the al Times) link I failed to find one question that had to do with McCain's ability to type or use the internet. Somehow it seems that old Jimmy thinks an interviewee should throw in anything he wants the interviewer to know about him, especially things like that that could win him some sympathy.

King, great job, as usual. It is very interesting to read the comparison transcripts you provided. I guess Rev Red and Jimmy didn't really read anything that they could have read, like the transcripts, themselves.

By: jimmy james

jimmy james — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 15:13:46 +0000

Another interview where McCain makes no mention that his war injuries make it difficult for him to use a computer. If this were the case would that not be a great and sympathetic reason why he does not use a computer?

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/13/us/politics/13text-mccain.html

By: jimmy james

jimmy james — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 15:10:41 +0000

No mention in this article that he cannot use a computer due to his injuries:

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/07/mccain-says-hes.html

By: jimmy james

jimmy james — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 15:03:57 +0000

Did McCain throw underhanded when he threw out the first pitch of the 2001 World Series? I would assume that if his mobility post-Vietnam was so bad throwing a baseball would be even more difficult.

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/ws/yr2001ws.shtml

By: The Reverend

The Reverend — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 13:25:24 +0000

Edwards and Obama were/are both national senators who, at the very least, are/were up to speed on national issues.

Not true of Palin.

The same media you are now kicking….is the media that ran Rev. Wright rants on a 24/7 loop…and I'm sure we're not done seeing Rev. Wright.

Face it….McCain acted all impulsively to bait the extreme right……and picked an unqualified, VP candidate to be a heartbeat away from his own 72 year old person.

Now the blanks are being filled in…..and surprise….she's got problems, many problems, to go along with her unqualifications.

Sometimes the truth is frustrating.