tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24212995.post1535305582076171783..comments2008-09-16T18:08:07.371-05:00Roland Doddshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17819155097718124744noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24212995.post-54681453494610672642008-09-16T18:08:07.371-05:002008-09-16T18:08:07.371-05:00Hey, if I am a Republican operative, they must be misplacing my checks, since I have yet to receive any.<BR/><BR/>I have never voted for a Republican in a presidential election, and my votes for state and federal government have been split between Dems, Repubs, Libertarians, and Greens throughout my entire voting life. The fact that folks like myself, are now apparently far right wingers in the eyes of the Democratic activist community does say a lot about where the party has gone in the last 10 years. <BR/><BR/>I will continue to “concern troll” because the United States needs to have a party that believes government has a role in society and is also strong on military and foreign matters. If we end up with only one political party that takes our position on the world stage seriously, and works to make sure our power is used accordingly, it will hurt the country as a whole. <BR/><BR/>The Democrats current direction is a losing strategy both electorally, and more importantly, bad for the country and the world. The Party needs to take back control from the Kos and Huffington crowd for its own good.Roland Doddshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17819155097718124744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24212995.post-60426452458586378052008-09-16T17:21:00.000-05:002008-09-16T17:21:00.000-05:00"You know what, there's not need for this obnoxious concern-trolling. Why don't just accept the fact that you're nothing a GOP propaganda artist like Hitchens."<BR/><BR/>I can't speak for Roland or Hitchens but there are more than a few centrist Democrats (including me) who have never voted Republican in their lives and are voting for McCain. <BR/><BR/>Why don't you accept the fact that there are more of us out there than you think? Especially if you spend all of your time in echo chambers like the Daily Kos or reading the NYT.<BR/><BR/>Palin is much more than a "hollow gimmick". That much is evident by how much interest she has sparked among white, working-class, rural, religious voters. Plus she has more executive experience (really any experience) than Obama. Obama is an empty suit while she is the real deal.TNCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24212995.post-79234416557602542192008-09-14T13:41:00.000-05:002008-09-14T13:41:00.000-05:00"with centrist minded Democrats like myself swinging clearly to McCain"<BR/><BR/>You know what, there's not need for this obnoxious concern-trolling. Why don't just accept the fact that you're nothing a GOP propaganda artist like Hitchens. <BR/><BR/>Come on. Come out of the closet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24212995.post-4977106889801455802008-09-14T13:37:00.000-05:002008-09-14T13:37:00.000-05:00She's a hollow gimmick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24212995.post-65186416368485055542008-09-11T17:59:00.000-05:002008-09-11T17:59:00.000-05:00You know it's odd. Of those who are supporting Barack Obama and those (i.e. non-Obama supporters) who reluctantly are giving advice to him, they all have one word of advice to him, "stop mentioning Palin, mention McCain." It seems Obama really doesn't know what he is a doing, he needs to focus on McCain and speak at lengths about the economy (with a large U.S. sentiment against free trade, which puts me in the minority in that I support it, i.e. in a DLC style). That's the formula he should be using, and he isn't. <BR/><BR/>Yet again, as always, I want Obama to continue to use his failing strategy on focusing on the VP candidate Palin, because I want him to lose. So whatever, heh.Daniel Starkhttp://thestarktenet.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24212995.post-31871021119748858202008-09-11T16:11:10.442-05:002008-09-11T16:11:10.442-05:00Class war is a winning strategy in any election. Democrats play the card often, but this shows that Republicans are not above evoking it either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24212995.post-40069630768296645512008-09-11T09:29:00.000-05:002008-09-11T09:29:00.000-05:00This has really just become an extension of the "cling to god and guns" gaffe. The more Palin is smeared, mostly for flaws that normal people can actually identify with, or with outright and blatant lies, the more regular, every-day people feel resentment toward what they view as an elitist, liberal attitude.<BR/><BR/>Then, it's not a far leap to associate Obama's gods/guns comment with the smears, and start to feel the he is also more about elitist politics rather than the working man.<BR/><BR/>I agree, not only does he need to denounce these tactics, he also needs to start working on his working-class appeal and quickly...NeoConstanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07883664120993134334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24212995.post-91929242900560250242008-09-11T06:20:00.000-05:002008-09-11T06:20:00.000-05:00She <I>is</I> the <A HREF="http://www.mcs.csuhayward.edu/~malek/Surrealism/Dali1.html" REL="nofollow">Salvador Dali</A> candidate.kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03503738414917449549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24212995.post-29086120682140513442008-09-11T01:22:57.600-05:002008-09-11T01:22:57.600-05:00Dj Baby: You are single handedly elevating the level of debate in this election.Roland Doddshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17819155097718124744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24212995.post-90030325640130185182008-09-11T00:51:00.000-05:002008-09-11T00:51:00.000-05:00I have to admit she has great gams.DJ Babynoreply@blogger.com