Palin for VP

[hrothgar]

So, how do you explain Fox, the Wall Street Journal, Drudge, and the rest of the echo chamber?

The same way I explain vegans, black conservatives, and vegetables that taste good -- They exist, and they're by and large strongly outnumbered by their counterparts.

Completely irrelevant comparison:

 

Even if I were willing to accept your claim the mainstream media was biased towards Obama, the relevent size of Fox versus the rest of the media is still extraneous.

 

Fox had more than sufficient time, energy, motive, and resources to dig up dirt on Biden. They failed to do so... To me, this is pretty clear evidence that they were unable to find anything substantive.

 

(alternatively, maybe they were distracted by all the air time they were giving Andy Martin)

[han]

The idea that it is the job of media to give an equal amount of negative information about either candidate, no matter who they are and what they do, is hilarious.

[luke warm]

~ with the daughter of billionaires who had become famous be the accidental release of a private sex tape.~

damn, where have i been? what sex tape?

[slothy]

2 points :

 

First Point

 

About Obama's lack of political experience: from the general consensus of journalistic opinion, (the 'heavies' in the broadsheets) at least in UK, it seems quite divided as to whether this situation will affect his presidency, at least in terms of public credibility.

 

People wanted a fresh change and they got it - without of course, considering the wider and historical implications of the election outcome - 'touching the arc of history' etc hee hee.

 

What was encouraging was the turn-out on poll day. 97% of African-Americans in Georgia i heard: which is amazing! To encourage people to exercise their franchise is something that both parties are hell-bent on doing here in UK.

 

 

As i recall, JFK had no political shadow. No one criticised him, at least in terms of his municipal and governmental naivete. Although he oozed more charisma than an overripe fig, he did exactly what OBamBam is doing. He surrounding himself ( omitting his brother of course which was outright nepotism :) ) with well-chiselled, political stalwarts along with young aspiring politiicians to balance the histogram, which pacified any people who thought he was mavericking.

 

 

He has a lot to prove. Unfortunately, unlike JFK, he is inheriting an economy stampeded with stock-market crashes and a general climate of manic-depression. I watched his victory speech: what stood out more than anything was that it was delivered behind bullet-proof glass.

 

Is he going to spend his time mollycoddled by a flotilla of gorilla-looking security officers with wires coming out of their ears? Are the fears of assassination ( very realistic imo :( there are a lot of disillusioned, wretched people in this world who are quite willing to sacrifice a life that symbolises an ethic that contradicts the ones that they bigotedly and religiously (sic) uphold and resent being challenged on) going to be the one thing that distances him and eventually alienates him from the people he so desperately wants to serve?

 

I was happy when he got elected, irrespective of any political persuasions i quite unashamedly shy away from having. It symbolises change and good change, whatever the outcome. It doesn't wipe out the past but it certainly sets new horizons: too many people get neck-strain looking over their shoulders to see what had happened in the past.

 

I am waiting for our next elections. Maybe if one of the parties put forward a South Asian, non-English-speaking, wheel-chair-bound transsexual and s/he got elected a lot of cawing birds will be killed with one stone :)

 

May I live in hope :)

 

SECOND POINT

 

I was mildly amused and disturbed by Palin's comment about Africa being a country :) It seems to have been referenced many times as well as other comments which seems to underpin her ability to embarrass herself.

 

Are we going to see a flurry of Palinisms** following in the wake of Bushisms, especially as McCain publicly announced Palin as the 'new face' of Republican America. Well don't see that lasting very long post election :)

 

 

At least people living in the village of Europe think that Palin wont last long

 

** cant we call them Palindromes ? JAJAJAJAJAJA

[akhare]

The same way I explain vegans, black conservatives, and vegetables that taste good -- They exist, and they're by and large strongly outnumbered by their counterparts.

 

Thanks for confirming that vegans like me do exist. It appears that "Palindrones"

-- people who will continue to put forth vacuous arguments about her qualifications vis-a-vis Biden exist too.

[Lobowolf]

The same way I explain vegans, black conservatives, and vegetables that taste good -- They exist, and they're by and large strongly outnumbered by their counterparts.

 

Thanks for confirming that vegans like me do exist. It appears that "Palindrones"

-- people who will continue to put forth vacuous arguments about her qualifications vis-a-vis Biden exist too.

You're welcome; I'm a vegan also, and I exist.

 

I must have missed people putting forth vacuous arguments about Palin's qualifications vis-a-vis Biden's, but they probably exist, too.

[luke warm]

The same way I explain vegans, black conservatives, and vegetables that taste good -- They exist, and they're by and large strongly outnumbered by their counterparts.

 

Thanks for confirming that vegans like me do exist. It appears that "Palindrones"

-- people who will continue to put forth vacuous arguments about her qualifications vis-a-vis Biden exist too.

i haven't seen any vacuous arguments about her qualifications re: biden... can you point some out to me?

[akhare]

The same way I explain vegans, black conservatives, and vegetables that taste good -- They exist, and they're by and large strongly outnumbered by their counterparts.

 

Thanks for confirming that vegans like me do exist. It appears that "Palindrones"

-- people who will continue to put forth vacuous arguments about her qualifications vis-a-vis Biden exist too.

i haven't seen any vacuous arguments about her qualifications re: biden... can you point some out to me?

I wasn't referring to the arguments put forth on this forum. Just try searching for "Palin vs. Biden experience" or better still "Palin vs. Obama" and you will get an idea of what I am talking about.

 

If you think that's the work of loony fringe elements, try listening to "Mr. noun-verb-9/11"'s annunciations on the topic...