I have a lot on my mind about the debate in particular and the presidential race in general. Instead of using quote and links I am going to try a new tact and just post what comes to mind with no filter. Follow me over the fold to see my random thoughts on where we are headed...
Last nights VP debate was an out and out joke. Why hold a debate if one party is COMMITTED to not answering any of the tough questions? Sarah Palin was able to come in and spout off talking points with impunity and some people think she won because she is cute and "folksy"??? Give me a fuckin break. The most ridiculous group in all of this mess are the pundits who actually tried with a straight face to cover all of her bullshit. One or two told it like it was, in particular Paul Begala on CNN. But by in large we had every major cable network covering the debate actually make a case for Palin winning the debate on style rather than substance. Make no mistake about it I realize that this country has proven with the election of George Bush that it can and will give a debate too the more likeable of two candidates rather than the most prepared. But are we NOT going to hold professional pundits who supposedly get PAID to know more than the average joe about the issues to a higher standard than this? Rachel Maddow looked like her head would explode after the debate trying to reason with Pat Buchanan. He was absolutely delighted at her perfomance and wasnt ashamed to admit it was all because of her bullshit and not her being prepared. Am I on bizarro world? On substance Sarah Palin would have been laughed out of a high school debate. Her refusal to answer the questions showed just how ignorant of major issues she is. Fact checkers are about to wear out their computers exposing the lies in the answers to questions she did choose to answer. I am going to say it succintly, if you believe Sarah Palin won the debate last night you are without a doubt a dumbass.
Update: I forgot to mention this one. When are people going to start linking the job losses to the foreclosures??? I think it would behoove Obama to make that connection and again relate it back to the bad McBush policies that have shipped jobs overseas
Its amazing to me how little credit Harry Reid is being given for forcing the hand of the House of Representatives. If it was Gingrich who stepped up and forced the vote BEFORE the house he would be lauded as a leader among leaders. I guess its because so many people still oppose this bailout/rescue. But still I think Harry Reid needs to get props for saying to hell with waiting for the knuckle draggers. Its time to get something done!
When is someone going to ask John McCain this question: "In light of comments you made in several interviews after you voted for the bailout Wednesday night, if you were president today would you veto this bill" I think its only right someone call him on his rhetoric and if he says he would then he is a hypocrite for voting for it. If he says he wouldnt he is a hypocrite for criticizing the president for not vetoing bills like that one. Basically he is a hypocrite
The McCain campaign has already walked back the answer Sarah Palin gave about supporting changing the bankruptcy rules. How soon before they walk back her answer about giving gay couples civil rights?
If Sarah Palin is supposed to be an energy expert why in hell does she keep getting figures about energy wrong?
The attack adds supposedly the McCain campaign is working on about Wright Ayers and Rezko I don't believe will be game changers. Those issues were already brought out in the primaries and they didnt stop the train. If they are released now I think it will play into the narrative of him running a dirty campaign and being desperate. If he was going to do it he should have done it during that brief period when he was up in the polls.
Is Pat Robertson trying to pull a Bin Ladin to scare folks into voting for McCain with letters saying a Nuclear bomb will be detonated in the next 120 days? I didnt know he was a part of Homeland Security.
How great was it that Barney Frank kicked Bill O's ass yesterday mano a mano? I want to see someone confront Bill O on tape and watch him sling away with his tail between his legs. He only talks shit to guests who aren't on set. If you go back and watch the interview with Barack Obama he was leaning back the whole time even when he tried to badger BO. Barack was leaning forward and I am sure scaring the shit out of him. I was halfway hoping that Barack stood up and faked like he was going to slap the shit out of him just to see him jump. We can hope can't we?
How obvious is it that Andrea Mitchell has turned against Democrats since Barney Frank called out her husband Greenspan for not stepping in and stopping the practice of sub prime mortgages? She looks and sounds bitter as hell now whenever a Dem is on with her. She also makes up stupid shit to make Dems look bad. She tried to go off on the 1/3 of Dems who voted against the bill in the house on Monday even though several Dems had already come on and articulated why some caucuses within the party voted against it. But she had none of that fire for the Rethugs who came on. If CNN kicked off Begala and Carville during the primaries for bias Andrea Mitchell needs to go because of her bias due to her husband. Who's coming with me?
How bad is that Michael Moore parody going to flop today?
It feels great knowing that Kathleen Parker is now feeling a taste of the heat that she has directed at Dems most of her journalistic career. I guess its ok to her when someone is sending nasty emails to a Dem but its a tragedy when they treat her the same way. STFU and suck it up tramp!
Am I the only one who thought that Sarah Palin's choice of words when telling Joe Biden that his wife would get her rewards in heaven were in very poor taste?
On Morning Joe this morning Joe Scarborough tried to push a narrative that Barack Obama hasnt been speaking about the crisis. When he was refuted by a BO surrogate who went down the litany of things that BO did behind the scenes to get Congress to take action why did he continue with the same lines? This surrogate, I forget her name, went on to name all of the interviews Obama had done and also pointed to his appearance on the Sunday talk shows. At this point having been thoroughly debunked Scarbarough still pressed on with his narrative about Obama not being out about his views on the bailout and the crisis on Wall Street. I have tried time and again to try to give this cat the benefit of the doubt but at this point it appears he is trying to interview for a slot on Faux News seriously.
If Krauthammer has jumped of the McCain ship who is even still ON the ship?
Alex Castellano looked so relieved after the debate on CNN that I thought they would have to give him oxygen.
I am tired of people maligning that video of the kids singing about hope and change. If they can't sing about changing the world what in hell should they be singing about??? We cheer when kids sing "I believe I can fly" even though it was written and first performed by R. Kelly. Do we malign THOSE kids for singing the song of a child molester? Give me a break.
How much of a punk does Sean Hannity look like for yelling at Debbie Wasserman Shultz last night? When are we going to have a strong male Obama surrogate go on that show and put his weak ass in his place? I would love for someone like Sirota to go on the show in studio and punk him for the whole world to see. Especially since for months he has been claiming the economy is fine just like McCain. What a DICK!
House just passed the bailout. Im waiting for the rainbow to rise outside my window.
Well im out of words. Holla back