Posted on 10/13/2008 1:44:39 PM PDT by pissant
McCain lacks the character and temperament to be president. And Palin is simply a disgrace.
I used to nod wisely when people said: "Let's discuss issues rather than personalities." It seemed so obvious that in politics an issue was an issue and a personality was a personality, and that the more one could separate the two, the more serious one was. After all, in a debate on serious issues, any mention of the opponent's personality would be ad hominem at best and at worst would stoop as low as ad feminam.
At my old English boarding school, we had a sporting saying that one should "tackle the ball and not the man." I carried on echoing this sort of unexamined nonsense for quite some timein fact, until the New Hampshire primary of 1992, when it hit me very forcibly that the "personality" of one of the candidates was itself an "issue." In later years, I had little cause to revise my view that Bill Clinton's abysmal character was such as to be a "game changer" in itself, at least as important as his claim to be a "new Democrat." To summarize what little I learned from all this: A candidate may well change his or her position on, say, universal health care or Bosnia. But he or she cannot change the factif it happens to be a factthat he or she is a pathological liar, or a dimwit, or a proud ignoramus. And even in the short run, this must and will tell.
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It seems that Mr. Hitchens has been baptized with toilet water... or perhaps he’s just drinking it.
I can understand the apprehension of some conservatives that find themselves stuck with voting for McCain, but endorsing or voting for Obama is tantamount for signing a death warrant for our own country.
Can anyone in their right mind seriously consider voting for a leadership of Obama, Reid, Piglosie and the rest of those lib traitors, criminals all. The answer is NO!
I am convinced that should the libs prevail, ALL things conservative will be erased for several generations to come. The blood of many will be spilled in fighting to get it back.
He still hasn't gotten over the fact that the US had the audacity to fight a war against his fellow travelers in SE Asia to defend an ally.
I hate to have to disagree with Churchill (I quote from memory), but I’d never put in a good word for Hitchens even if he did support the ouster of Saddam Hussein.
They all studied from the same books, and had the same old profs. They all learned the same ol shiite.
No wonder the crash came so rapidly and went so deep. I am surprised that the house of cards lasted so long.
Now we are going to be stuck with nationalized banks with people like Chris Dodd and Barney Frank in charge????...sounds to me like it just may be serious crash time, today's upturn notwithstanding....
IMO....
Excellent!
How about teaching him to take a bath and wash his hair at least once a month? (Daily would be much better.) He always looke like such a grunge whenever I happen to see him on TV.
His focus was on McCain. And he's right. The man is erratic. I don't like him. I don't trust him. But I must vote for him to spare the country of an even more idiotic nutcase.
The right is chivalrous and protective when it comes to Palin. Most, like you, ignore McCain. Where is the common sense in that?
Let's see:
"And the only public events that have so far featured his absurd choice of running mate have shown her to be a deceiving and unscrupulous woman utterly unversed in any of the needful political discourses but easily trained to utter preposterous lies and to appeal to the basest element of her audience".
That's focusing like a laser beam on Mccain alright. His biggest criticism of Mccain is that he had the gall to select her.
The reason I don't focus on McCain because he is impossible to defend on too many subjects. His ONLY saving grace is choosing Palin. And if he pulls this election off, it will not be because the base gives one rip about Mccain.
You beat me to it.
Yes, it is as simple at that. One can't help but note the level of venom in the attacks against Mrs. Palin. It isn't her experience. Mrs. Ferraro had less experience when she ran as VP nearly 20 years ago; and Mr. Obama has less experience today.
Perhaps it is a bit due to the fact that she is a conservative woman - and thus has wandered off of the Liberal plantation -- and needs a good whipping.
But the hatred is primarily due to the fact that she is a Christian (and thus, also pro-Life). Satan's minions are out in full force with their hysterics (as the 'god of this world has blinded them that believe not...'). The idea of a devout Christian (a real one) being in a position of leadership has driven them mad.
Mr. Hitchens has been on the 'right' side in the war against terror, but his hatred for Christianity makes him dead set against a Palin ticket.
Prayers for Mrs. Palin and her family. And primarily prayers for our nation that God grants us the privilege of having God-fearing leaders.
We're hoping he has a physical or mental breakdown shortly after taking office.
A few months ago, Hitchens (our most prominent ex-Trotskyite) called Obama a “megalomaniac narcissist.”
Apparently the only thing worse than that is a tough, articulate, self-reliant American woman who has both worked for a living and actually managed things.
That is just what I was thinking...Hitchens caught wind Palin was Christian and immediately hated her. He is an intelligent guy but not when it comes to religion. He makes a total fool of himself on that subject.
Next time I see somebody praising Hitchens here at FR I'll be sure to remind them that he chose Barack Obamas character over McCains. This drunken pos is a disgrace to drunken pos's everywhere.
It never ceases to amaze me how intellectuals think they’re...
intellectual.
That's it!
I agree. Prayers for them. And in fact, prayers for those who feel they need to attack her because of her faith. They need our prayers even more than Gov. Palen does.
Hitchins is always snotty, but I thought he was intelligent. Guess I was wrong.
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