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With W, we knew exactly what kind of evil it was going to be. At least if Obama's up to evil, I don't know what it is.
Exactly! And I choose Obama over McCain, as well. I'd rather deal with whatever he has in store for the country than another four years of Republican BS.
i came to the conclusion today that i am so quacking tired of ALL, yes ALL, politicians. the mainstream ones are all going to say whatever they think it is that we want to hear, and i don't really think any of them give a quack about us...unless we can donate a significant amount of money to their campaign.
i'm so over obama and mccain, and absolutely hate that i have more than a year to go of hearing their cutting remarks and soundbites all over the news. one day i'll live in a remote village in some third world country and at least there the leaders won't lie about not caring since they don't have to save face anyway.
Government of the elite, by the elite and for the elite...Unfortunately that's what our system is turned into. Politicians will say whatever it takes to get elected, then once in office put on just enough window dressing to make it look like they actually care but they don't. Nothing ever changes. Just look at Iraq - I'm amazed that people actually believe Obama when he says that he'll pull us out of Iraq - all the while we're in the process of building more than 30 permanent military bases over there. We're not leaving Iraq - not now, not in the next generation and not in the generation after that. As long as we have a dependance on foreign oil we'll be there.
It's just so upsetting that so many people refuse to acknowledge the truth. People want hope, I understand that. But we're in a cycle where our leaders walk out and take a big steaming dump right on our faces...and we ask for seconds.
Our political parties have become nothing more than seperate piles of the same crap.
Later at a Lincoln Park nightclub, Obama spoke to a raucous crowd of music fans, who paid up to $500 per person to see a performance by Wilco lead singer Jeff Tweedy, and two other band members.
"Before these guys go, I want them to know that I had heard a rumor that they had suggested that I had nothing by them on my iPod," Obama said. "That is not true. I love Wilco."
This is from an article about off-color jokes Bernie Mac made at an Obama fundraiser. Which I'm a bit torn about. A performer should judge his audience, but then the Obama folks should have known that Bernie Mac's comedy isn't G rated. But then Bernie probably thought that this was a G rated joke. And people do tend to be overly sensitive, especially at a political event. I don't think the joke is funny and I really kind of hate jokes like this, but then I wouldn't necessarily be offended because it's Bernie Mac.
Anyway, that's my rambling thought for the night. Here's the link to the full article:
"Before these guys go, I want them to know that I had heard a rumor that they had suggested that I had nothing by them on my iPod," Obama said. "That is not true. I love Wilco."
Next time it's said he doesn't have Caucasian credentials, roll this quote out.
^^I thought it was kind of funny that most if the wacko right did not know they were being ridiculed. It is obviously (to me anyway) WAY over the top satire.
I do understand the anger of the Obamas though as far too many people took this seriously. It is sad that so few people got the joke. It is a sad statement on the mental accuity of the American public and our inclination to accept and believe only the negative about people.
Post by bamadancer on Jul 15, 2008 10:08:15 GMT -5
Yeah...as one blogger I read put it, "Expect to see it on t-shirts next week."
It really just fuels the fire for people who already feel that way about Obama...I mean even on Fox News they were like, "It's a SATIRE come on you idiots"....but I highly doubt that everyone took it that way.
I'm pretty sure that the people who don't get it aren't avid New Yorker readers in the first place. But once they do see it, that's where this becomes a big deal.
Okay, so I have super exciting news - I'm going to the Democratic Convention!!!! My company is sending me out there, which is also terribly exciting. Not sure yet if I'll be going out Tuesday evening or uber-early on Wednesday, but I will be there for the two best days. Yay!
I've never been to a convention - have any of you? What should I expect? I don't know if I'll have to actually work or if I'll just get to play.
I've never been to a convention - have any of you? What should I expect? I don't know if I'll have to actually work or if I'll just get to play.
FROM THE BLACK, we hear noises, confusing sounds. Grunting? Groaning? Sex? A massage? A workout? Weight lifting? fade in on: Skin. Sweaty skin.
A buttock? Male, female? Muscular. Hair. More hair. Definitely male. REVEAL hard-core gay sex scene between a flawless blond bodybuilder-hooker and a bald, middle-aged 300-pound man. A cell phone rings. The fat man reaches for it, hits a button to stop the ringing. Back to sex. A hotel phone starts ringing. And ringing. And ringing. The fat man picks it up and hangs up to stop the ringing. It rings again immediately. The fat man tries the same trick. And it rings again immediately. Finally, the phone wins. As the fat man talks on the phone, the hooker continues to do his job.
Fat man: Yeah … Harold, can I call you ba— … Uh-huh … I still haven’t deci— … This really isn’t a good time for— … Please. I have to— … I just— … I need— … (Desperate to get back to sex, gives up.) Okay … Yes, I’m saying yes … No, you can’t announce it yet … I’m giving you my word … I’ve got to hang up now … Okay. (Hangs up.) Hooker (looking up from his work): Are you a superdelegate?
Okay, so I have super exciting news - I'm going to the Democratic Convention!!!! My company is sending me out there, which is also terribly exciting. Not sure yet if I'll be going out Tuesday evening or uber-early on Wednesday, but I will be there for the two best days. Yay!
I've never been to a convention - have any of you? What should I expect? I don't know if I'll have to actually work or if I'll just get to play.
I was a delegate to the '04 Convention in Boston. I had a blat. the atmosphere was electric and it was cool.
I always got ther waaay early (like 11am) and just hung out. I got the meet lots of people that way like Bono, Stephenopolas, and even got to talk with Willie Nelson for about 7-8 minutes after he warmed up for his set that night.
For a political junkie it's like Nirvana, being in the middle of things and seeing all the politicians and news people. You should have blast. Enjoy and take a good camera.
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I've been hearing talk of John Edwards having an illegitimate love child with a mistress, but can't seem to find a decent source on it aside from the National Inquirer and/or others referring back to it.
On a related note, I'm disappointed we won't see that space alien meeting with the candidates in Weekly World News this time around.
Okay, so I have super exciting news - I'm going to the Democratic Convention!!!! My company is sending me out there, which is also terribly exciting. Not sure yet if I'll be going out Tuesday evening or uber-early on Wednesday, but I will be there for the two best days. Yay!
I've never been to a convention - have any of you? What should I expect? I don't know if I'll have to actually work or if I'll just get to play.
I was a delegate to the '04 Convention in Boston. I had a blat. the atmosphere was electric and it was cool.
I always got ther waaay early (like 11am) and just hung out. I got the meet lots of people that way like Bono, Stephenopolas, and even got to talk with Willie Nelson for about 7-8 minutes after he warmed up for his set that night.
For a political junkie it's like Nirvana, being in the middle of things and seeing all the politicians and news people. You should have blast. Enjoy and take a good camera.
That's so awesome! I'm way excited. I hope my boss can get me into some cool stuff and that I don't end up out in Boulder. Apparently all of the Denver hotels are booked and the Holiday Inn is charging something like $600/night.
Will you get to attend the massive outdoor acceptance speech?
Most likely, but it's not guaranteed.
Actually, my boss just reminded me that the trip itself isn't guaranteed, even though I just bought my plane tickets. If they really need me back here, I'll have to stay.
There was a Kerry rally here in Madison, two days before Election 2004, that was attended by 80K+ people.
That red sign near the top is about five city blocks back from the stage, and there were still people behind that. That's Springsteen in the upper picture. There was also the Foo Fighters, and pretty much every statewide-elected Democrat we've got (Feingold included).
Obama in Berlin was at least 2.5x that size. Damn. I don't even want to think about what it's like in a crowd of 200,000.
My sister's studying abroad in Berlin at the moment, and apparently went to that massive Obama speech. Yet her entire blog entry (part of her study abroad obligations) yesterday was about visiting museum about JFK.
I think someone might still a little bitter about the Hillary situation...
IMO they are all crooks...I think we ought to place a Guillotine (not to use, just for show) on Pennsylvania Ave just to remind all off the people who live there that they work for us, not the other way around
I'm the opposite of moderate, immaculately polished With the spirit of a hustler and the swagger of a college kid Allergic to the counterfeit, impartial to the politics Articulate but still would grab a ni**a by the colla quick
That's part of the beauty of the 2nd Amendment... theoretically, things should work better when the politicians run scared. And I don't think there's enough of that anymore.
things would work better if more people voted and generally paid attention to what the government was doing so they could vote them out when things go wrong