My poor inbox
Another Presidential Election is upon us, which means a return of the dreaded Forwarded Political Emails with 5% facts, 100% spin, and that trite smugness only Republicans can muster. Somehow the Republicans keep managing to cast themselves as the underdog outsiders with real rural values who would have everything cleaned up and working right if it weren’t for those sleazy Democrats.
In a hundred years modern American history undergraduate students will be writing papers trying to explain how millions of Americans could so willfully ignore the fact that Republicans weren’t the party of financial responsibility, family values, and small government but corrupt, borrow-and-spend, no-bid contracting exploiters who want to legislate morality because letting us make our own choices is just out of the question.
Brad said
Sep 06, 2008 @ 11:08 PM
My favorite spin was during the RNC when… was it Romney? He proudly expounded upon how the Repubs were the party that freed the slaves. Technically true, but it’s a different party now.
Also, have I mentioned that McCain was a POW? I feel that’s important to mention while discussing these values that are crucial to American families.
Dad B said
Sep 09, 2008 @ 02:19 PM
You’re kidding about the relevance of the POW thing, right? Like Rudy and 9/11? If not, check out vietnamveteransagainstjohnmccain.com. McCain allegedly gave up the routes, altitudes, turns and targets of our planes in exchange for better treatment. Within a month of his capture the North Vietnamese anti-aircraft battery advantage increased the kill rate against us such that US forces had to severely curtail missions. Then there is the question of how someone who graduated 6th from the bottom of 867 in his USNA class was rewarded with a plum flight school assignment. And the rest of his flight record, for that matter.
Brad said
Sep 09, 2008 @ 03:28 PM
Totally kidding about the POW thing. (9/11!).
Stephen said
Sep 10, 2008 @ 08:42 AM
Everyone is kidding about the POW thing, some just don’t admit or realize it. :-)
My favorite thing about the entire political circus is that the candidates can say anything they want, and no one except a comedy news show calls them out on it. Whee!
Dad B said
Sep 10, 2008 @ 07:48 PM
I’m not so sure. The race is now 46-46-8. It’s that 8 who may decide, well, a war hero POW might better understand the military and security and besides there’s not a dimes worth of difference between the Democrat Party and the Republic Party anyway. Speaking of race, I’m assuming the bigots are already firmly in the McCain camp and that the 8% will decide on other grounds. The debates are crucial, don’t you think?
Stephen said
Sep 10, 2008 @ 10:08 PM
I’m now confused. What I meant was that Mccain’s POW record is a joke.
The “debates” aren’t. They are now just open ended questions that amount to “spout your latest talking points”. The candidates don’t debate with each other, and they don’t even get hard hitting questions. And, like I said, they can say anything and there is no fact-checking except by the Daily Show.
Dad B said
Sep 11, 2008 @ 05:46 PM
No need for confusion. I know the POW thing is a joke. But—what will the undecided voters think and, if all other things are equal, will they give it credence it does not deserve?
Stephen said
Sep 12, 2008 @ 02:35 PM
The undecided voters are blind idiots, so who knows? How can someone be undecided? Wrong, sure. I can see how someone can be wrong, but in this day and age with candidates so clearly distinct how can someone be on the fence?
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