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Who's the Progressive Party Now?
John McCain. Brilliant. Simply Brilliant.
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The American Idol vs.The American Soldier
That's the way I see it.
Who will America vote for? And why?
First of all I feel the two party system is corrupt.
Having said that, I feel Obama has zero political experience to sit in the White House. Although he has charisma, charm, and seems to be a great communicator.
Although I did not want McCain to win the nomination, I feel he has more political experience than Obama and all third party candidates. His policies on Iraq and Iran I am not comfortable with. Yet it is in his political experience that I am basing my vote. As a military man I respect his war time service. I respect the fact that he survived as a prisoner of War for 5 plus years. That to me shows mental toughness, especially when he declined early release because of his Dad's status. That shows to me his loyalty to his fellow prisoners of war and his country. I respect his long tenure in American politics. He has endured.These are the types of issues I am basing my vote. As a military man I relate far more to McCain. I respect his life experiences when it comes to making presidential decisions.
I am interested in hearing well thought out replys on who people are voting for and why? I am genuinely interested. I'm sick of hearing what's wrong with Bush, Fox News, and God on this site. I want to hear why people are voting for Obama? Who is he? What can he offer America, other than "CHANGE'." What does Change actually mean? I'm not bating anyone. I have told you what I am basing my vote on, I would like to hear real issues that are the bases of their vote. Both for Obama or McCain. Let's hear some real dialogue, not BS. That's the way I see it. Who will America vote for? And why? First of all I feel the two party system is corrupt. ... more -
Obama's VP Should Highlight Change Over Experience
The past few weeks have belonged to McCain, largely because he has been on the attack. Obama has been stuck in a reactive stance. The merits of McCain's attacks are irrelevant – if he is allowed to define the terms of the election, he will win. One subtle way that McCain is defining the election is through the chatter about Obama's VP selection. The past few weeks have belonged to McCain, largely because he has been on the attack. Obama has been stuck in a reactive stance. The ... more
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Anatomy of Obama's VP Candidate
A breakdown of potential Obama VP by several metrics including executive experience, military service, economic expertise, etc...
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McCain's temper strikes again and leaves him speechless (video)
John McCain has been the subject for many years of questions about his "uncontrollable" temper, with even fellow Republican Sen. Thad Cochran suggesting it makes him unfit to be president.
A touch of the McCain temper was on display Tuesday, when a reporter asked him, "In what ways did your experience in Vietnam prepare you for the presidency?" and McCain brusquely replied, "oh, please," and turned away.
In commenting on that reaction, Sen. Cochran told a Mississippi newspaper about an incident in 1987 where McCain grabbed a Nicaraguan envoy "by the shirt collar" during negotiations "and had snatched him up like he was throwing him up out of the chair" -- a story McCain said was "simply not true."
MSNBC's Dan Abrams asked his guests on Wednesday, "How big a deal is this for John McCain?"
White House correspondent April Ryan agreed that, "it's a big deal. ... America wants to know that their president can handle tough situations ... with an even hand and an even mind."
However, MSNBC's Turker Carlson found the whole topic ridiculous. "You've got to be kidding!" he laughed. "Knock it off! That's the dumbest thing I've heard in so long! ... I hope he grabbed that Sandinista official by the face and ground it into the desk. They were monsters! ... I think America wants a president with some backbone!"
"He's running for president of the United States, not Miss Manners," Huffington Post editor Roy Sekoff chimed in. "I mean, suddenly he's going to be disqualified because he gets a little hot under the collar and has a potty mouth?"
"I'm not talking about a potty mouth," retorted Ryan. "I'm talking about someone who will blow a fuse. Do you want that sucker? Hey, have it if you want it."
"I've never seen him blow any fuses," insisted Carlson.
"It's ludicrous," Sekoff agreed.
Dan Abrams then brought up Cindy McCain's lavish spending habits, with recent disclosures showing her running up hundreds of thousands of dollars on her charge cards in a month.
Ryan suggested that the story made McCain look bad at "a time when people are holding their pocketbooks and looking at the possible leader of the free world to make sure they understand their pain."
In this case, Sekoff agreed, saying, "The hypocrisy ... comes when Karl Rove tries to paint Barack Obama as a country club elitist. ... Cindy McCain is the real deal. ... This is not going to go over well with the American people."
This video is from MSNBC's Verdict, broadcast July 2, 2008. John McCain has been the subject for many years of questions about his "uncontrollable" temper, with even fellow Republican ... more -
red pepper can burn?
is not any trick or magic is only a esperiencia that everyone can do at home
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Wesley Clark on McCain's military 'experience'
A good insight into the military experience that McCain claims he has.
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SINBAD refutes Clinton's Bosnia "experience"
Man, as if the campaign couldn't get more bizarre. Now Sinbad is getting out there, talking about his experience in Kosovo, refuting Hillary.
In response to claims that Hillary Clinton's trip with him was dangerous and part of crossing the threshold to be Commander in Chief, he says:
"What kind of president would say, 'Hey, man, I can't go 'cause I might get shot so I'm going to send my wife...oh, and take a guitar player and a comedian with you.'"
and
"I think the only 'red-phone' moment was: 'Do we eat here or at the next place.'"
But, it gets worse.
* Eric Schmeltzer's diary :: ::
In response, the Clinton campaign seems to be making the argument that SINBAD is more qualified to be Commander-in-Chief than Obama....
Still, defending Clinton against Sinbad the refuter, Singer said, "The sad reality of what was going on in Bosnia at the time Senator Clinton traveled there as first lady has been well documented. It appears that Sinbad's experience in Bosnia goes back further than Senator Obama's does. In fact, has Senator Obama ever been to Bosnia?"
WHOA!!!
What I want to know is, when is one of the campaigns going to trot out ALF? Man, as if the campaign couldn't get more bizarre. Now Sinbad is getting out there, talking about his experience in Kosovo, refu... more -
"Experience to be President", Dilbert preaches on.
Scott Adams, the author of the cartoon Dilbert writes a very insightful blog on the topic of "experience" needed to be president. Since this is a topic being brought up over and over of late I felt Mr. Adams really hit the nail on the head with this one.
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"Experience"
In the U.S. presidential race, Hillary Clinton is claiming more experience than Obama. I wonder how useful experience is when you are president, given that every situation is completely different from the last.
I can see how experience would be useful for just about any other sort of job. If you’re getting a heart bypass, you definitely want the doctor who has done it before. But does experience really help a president?
First, there is no job that is roughly similar to being president. So no one except a president or ex-president has experience that directly fits. In that regard, Hillary does have relevant experience, in the sense that she can consult her husband more often than Obama could if he were elected.
But how often does a political issue come up for which experience helps? If it is the same issue that has come up for years – say the conflict between the Israel and the Palestinians – then the only experience anyone has is in failing to fix it. Experience in failure can be useful, but it’s not a good indicator of future success.
If an issue is something new, such as the recent mortgage problems, the president has no more experience with it than anyone else. Every war and every economic problem is completely new. If you fight a new war the way you fought the last one, you lose.
The one sort of experience I can see being useful for a presidential candidate involves public appearances, including speeches and answering questions in debates. Anyone who comes through the nomination and election process will have plenty of that experience. The ability to influence groups is a highly relevant skill for which experience is certainly useful.
If on-the-job experience helped a president, we would expect past presidents to have far more successful second terms than first. I don’t know how you factor in the lame duck effect, but is there historic evidence that presidents get more effective the longer they are on the job?
If you look at the great achievements in history, they are usually accomplished by younger people. Those people continue to acquire relevant experience throughout their careers but their successes do not continue at the same rate. For anything important, experience probably has a strong negative correlation with success. If that weren’t true, all the hit songs, hot startups, and new inventions would be coming from geezers.
Obama is often minimized by his opponents as being little but a smart guy who is a great talker. Realistically, is there any other type of experience that is more important for the job of president than learning how to be a great talker? Scott Adams, the author of the cartoon Dilbert writes a very insightful blog on the topic of "experience" needed to be presi... more
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