I love the political silly season, don’t you?
Steve Featherkile said:How is Sen. Obama's wife fair game while Sen. McCain's wife is not? Ralph
Thot you might think that, but you are wrong. The four you just mentioned are players, and therefore fair game, where the other is a lady.
Because Mrs. Obama is a player in the campaign. She is out making campaign speeches, or was, until just last week when they realized that they had to put a cork in her mouth and make her disappear for a while.
Mrs. McCain is not a player, she just keeps her mouth shut and looks good.
Where is Tim? Is he on vacation?
Steve Featherkile said:
Because Mrs. Obama is a player in the campaign. She is out making campaign speeches, or was, until just last week when they realized that they had to put a cork in her mouth and make her disappear for a while.Mrs. McCain is not a player, she just keeps her mouth shut and looks good.
I can’t say I agree with you here. Mrs. McCain has been campaigning with her husband. And you put her into play and made her fair game by including her in the “so called” e-mail.
I have nothing against the women. I was just using her to make a point.
Ralph
What was your point?
Ralph Berg said:
"who goes to the wrong church"Perpetuating the false Muslim affiliation again?
I could be wrong, but I don’t thing that houses of worship are called “churches” in Islam. No, I am referring to Trinity United Church of Christ.
Senator Obama’s wife never said she didn’t like our country. This is just one of many facts you misrepresented. The point was I could do the very same. Pass it off as humor. Ha Ha, I’m not hateful, I’m just being funny.
“Mrs. McCain is not a player, she just keeps her mouth shut and looks good”
Is this your opinion of what women are supposed to do?
I guess Amy Carter and Chelsea Clinton were players years ago when the right wing juggernaut tore into them with regularity? Hate draped in humor is still hate.
Ralph
Really? Where did I say that Mrs Obama said that she didn’t like our country? Where? You are the one who brought it up.
I do not recall anyone taking on Amy or Chelsea while they were apolitical children. Can you point to an example?
Really, Ralph, you can do better. Why do you always bring a knife to a gunfight? :lol:
Steve Featherkile said:
Really? Where did I say that Mrs Obama said that she didn't like our country? Where? You are the one who brought it up.I do not recall anyone taking on Amy or Chelsea while they were apolitical children. Can you point to an example?
Really, Ralph, you can do better. Why do you always bring a knife to a gunfight? :lol:
“who is married to yet another lawyer, who doesn’t even like the country her husband wants to run!”
Maybe you should read the e-mail before you pass it along.
“I do not recall anyone taking on Amy or Chelsea while they were apolitical children. Can you point to an example?”
Selective memory. Did you learn that from your buddy Ronnie? Or maybe it was Richard.
Ralph
Well, ya got me on the first one, still waiting on the second…
Steve Featherkile said:What happened to that gun? Misfire or jam? Thirty years ago and you want specifics? They were both trashed regularly and they were children. I don't suffer from your selective memory. I'll get back to you. Chelsea was recent enough I should be able to locate the "proof" you desire. Ralph
Well, ya got me on the first one, still waiting on the second...
Steve,
no political satire here. I simply considered it to be a very humorous ‘email’ and very worthy of your other funny postings. I still consider both candidates to be jokes and am thinking that come election day, the real nominees will step forward - 300 million people and all we can get is another Reagan/Bush rerun and another Kennedy ‘lookalike’. There must be someone out there worthy to be called a President, but then after ‘dubya’ anyone is an improvement.
Tim Brien said:Steve, I have no problem with political satire based on truth. And I'm still waiting for your response as to whether women are supposed to keep their mouth shut and look good.
Steve, no political satire here. I simply considered it to be a very humorous 'email' and very worthy of your other funny postings. I still consider both candidates to be jokes and am thinking that come election day, the real nominees will step forward - 300 million people and all we can get is another Reagan/Bush rerun and another Kennedy 'lookalike'. There must be someone out there worthy to be called a President, but then after 'dubya' anyone is an improvement.
And here is a quote from myself that I posted on the “Obama trip” thread.
I wish I could share your enthusiasm for either candidate.
One represents “business as usual” while the other speaks of “change” while offering nothing of substanance to indicate real change.
Just the usual political BS from both.
Ralph
Ralph Berg said:I think that statement accurately describes the two candidates.
One represents "business as usual" while the other speaks of "change" while offering nothing of substanance to indicate real change. Just the usual political BS from both. Ralph
So what is our response? Hold our collective noses while voting for a person we really don’t want as president?
Happy RRing,
Jerry
Tim Brien said:Thank you, Tim. A sane voice in a sea of cacophony!
Steve, no political satire here. I simply considered it to be a very humorous 'email' and very worthy of your other funny postings. I still consider both candidates to be jokes and am thinking that come election day, the real nominees will step forward - 300 million people and all we can get is another Reagan/Bush rerun and another Kennedy 'lookalike'. There must be someone out there worthy to be called a President, but then after 'dubya' anyone is an improvement.
Jerry Bowers said:Ralph Berg said:I think that statement accurately describes the two candidates.
One represents "business as usual" while the other speaks of "change" while offering nothing of substanance to indicate real change. Just the usual political BS from both. RalphSo what is our response? Hold our collective noses while voting for a person we really don’t want as president?
Happy RRing,
Jerry
Well, Jerry, we could always vote for Bob Barr and really vote for Change.
Steve Featherkile said:Steve:
Well, Jerry, we could always vote for [url=http://www.bobbarr2008.com/splash/video/?s0618]Bob Barr[/url] and really vote for Change.
Thanks for the link.
The libertarians platform is much more in line with my personal ideas of how our great country should be run. The Libertarian Party’s main problems are that they don’t curry any favor with the multitude of special interest groups, they advocate for a smaller government, and they believe people should rely on themselves rather than the government for most things. The details of those tenants wind up being at odds with the ideals of lots of powerful and wanna be powerful folks.
For most of the common folk, there are only two parties and they prefer that, because they can clearly choose between their idea of good and evil. That paradigm is strongly reenforced by the media and the political system in general.
The fact that I didn’t even know candidate Barr’s name probably means they won’t be too successful in '08. Not that my vote is required, but rather that the Libertarian Party is just way off the radar-everywhere!
Happy RRing,
Jerry
They are not even on the ballot here in Washington State! 
Of everyone’s posturing that they dont like the two-party system, and that neither candidate is worthy of election, how many of you actually voted for a third party candidate in a recent election?