Comments on: Just Another Day in the U.S.A. http://www.workingdefinition.com/2008/09/25/just-another-day-in-the-usa Thu, 17 Nov 2011 07:16:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Cacties Western Wear http://www.workingdefinition.com/2008/09/25/just-another-day-in-the-usa/comment-page-1#comment-8326 Cacties Western Wear Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:20:10 +0000 http://www.workingdefinition.com/?p=424#comment-8326 We're so screwed if these are the only leaders we can produce. We’re so screwed if these are the only leaders we can produce.

]]> By: WD http://www.workingdefinition.com/2008/09/25/just-another-day-in-the-usa/comment-page-1#comment-8320 WD Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:01:47 +0000 http://www.workingdefinition.com/?p=424#comment-8320 Please refrain from posting multiple replies with links to YouTube videos... this is a blog for discussion and this constitutes a certain breach of that etiquette. I hope that all readers will be comfortable to respectfully reply to one another (remember how Jim Lehrer was desperately asking Obama and McCain to address one another?) I reserve the right to remove any posts at my discretion that I do no believe comport to these standards. Please refrain from posting multiple replies with links to YouTube videos… this is a blog for discussion and this constitutes a certain breach of that etiquette. I hope that all readers will be comfortable to respectfully reply to one another (remember how Jim Lehrer was desperately asking Obama and McCain to address one another?) I reserve the right to remove any posts at my discretion that I do no believe comport to these standards.

]]> By: David Cappiello http://www.workingdefinition.com/2008/09/25/just-another-day-in-the-usa/comment-page-1#comment-8316 David Cappiello Sun, 28 Sep 2008 06:43:31 +0000 http://www.workingdefinition.com/?p=424#comment-8316 It's a shame when people don't believe their very own eyes. Any political figure, who wants to be VP, is plain crazy to be caught on tape with a witch doctor doing chants and praying for her. This is the same witch doctor/hunter that in an African nation, accused a woman of being a witch, and forced her out of her village. It's not a joke. Watch the videos on youtube! Do you not believe what you see? It’s a shame when people don’t believe their very own eyes. Any political figure, who wants to be VP, is plain crazy to be caught on tape with a witch doctor doing chants and praying for her.

This is the same witch doctor/hunter that in an African nation, accused a woman of being a witch, and forced her out of her village.

It’s not a joke.

Watch the videos on youtube! Do you not believe what you see?

]]> By: BT http://www.workingdefinition.com/2008/09/25/just-another-day-in-the-usa/comment-page-1#comment-8315 BT Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:13:56 +0000 http://www.workingdefinition.com/?p=424#comment-8315 WD, Interesting thoughts. As usual you laid out a well articulated comment. That said, I have not made up my mind on Governor Palin. Some people like to throw out the words, "extreme fundamentalist" but have no real clue what that actually means. It saddens me when people simply listen to the News Media or read a couple of bloggers that claim she is an "extreme fundamentalist" and then simply parrot those statements. It is unfortunate that people are unwilling to think for themselves. That said, last night's debate was fairly poor on both sides. Mr. Obama's biggest mistake was when he continuously agreed with Mr. McCain. While one or two opportunities would have been a great way to show bipartisanship, by my count he agreed about 10 times. A viewer is left to wonder, if Mr. Obama is trying to link Mr. McCain to President Bush, and Mr. Obama is agreeing a lot with him, what does that say about Mr. Obama? I also thought Mr. Obama's constant interrupting and his visible irritation were fairly notable. Mr Obama kept saying no, thats not true a tremendous amount. Finally, for the majority of the debate, Mr. Obama was playing defense. He spent the majority of his time refuting what Mr. McCain said and did not try to make his own points. And, with the infamous wrist band moment, he had to look down to it to see the name of the fallen soldier. Poorly played Mr. Obama. On the flip side, Mr. McCain did not tell us what exactly he had accomplished in DC or why he was willing to potentially no-show the debate. Instead of showing America that Mr. Obama's 95% tax cut is simply impossible (since 95% of the people don't pay taxes) he allowed Mr. Obama to hit that point. He did not take the opportunity to point out that what Mr. Obama is talking about is really income redistribution. He also kept making references to his age, ie the Cold War, Henry Kissinger, his old pen, and how old he was. Not a good move, Mr. McCain. Overall, I don't think either candidate won this debate. Anyone thinking that Mr. Obama won the debate is deluding themselves. Likewise anyone thinking that Mr. McCain won is also not being objective. I don't think the polls will move much from this debate and that is a bad thing for Mr. Obama. As we saw in the Democratic primaries, he has trouble closing the deal. People tend to jump away from him as the day to the elections close. We have also seen that Mr. McCain has been adept at changing people's minds at the last minute. The longer this stays close, the worse news it is for Mr. Obama. Obama, -BT WD,
Interesting thoughts. As usual you laid out a well articulated comment. That said, I have not made up my mind on Governor Palin. Some people like to throw out the words, “extreme fundamentalist” but have no real clue what that actually means. It saddens me when people simply listen to the News Media or read a couple of bloggers that claim she is an “extreme fundamentalist” and then simply parrot those statements. It is unfortunate that people are unwilling to think for themselves.

That said, last night’s debate was fairly poor on both sides. Mr. Obama’s biggest mistake was when he continuously agreed with Mr. McCain. While one or two opportunities would have been a great way to show bipartisanship, by my count he agreed about 10 times. A viewer is left to wonder, if Mr. Obama is trying to link Mr. McCain to President Bush, and Mr. Obama is agreeing a lot with him, what does that say about Mr. Obama? I also thought Mr. Obama’s constant interrupting and his visible irritation were fairly notable. Mr Obama kept saying no, thats not true a tremendous amount. Finally, for the majority of the debate, Mr. Obama was playing defense. He spent the majority of his time refuting what Mr. McCain said and did not try to make his own points. And, with the infamous wrist band moment, he had to look down to it to see the name of the fallen soldier. Poorly played Mr. Obama.

On the flip side, Mr. McCain did not tell us what exactly he had accomplished in DC or why he was willing to potentially no-show the debate. Instead of showing America that Mr. Obama’s 95% tax cut is simply impossible (since 95% of the people don’t pay taxes) he allowed Mr. Obama to hit that point. He did not take the opportunity to point out that what Mr. Obama is talking about is really income redistribution. He also kept making references to his age, ie the Cold War, Henry Kissinger, his old pen, and how old he was. Not a good move, Mr. McCain.

Overall, I don’t think either candidate won this debate. Anyone thinking that Mr. Obama won the debate is deluding themselves. Likewise anyone thinking that Mr. McCain won is also not being objective. I don’t think the polls will move much from this debate and that is a bad thing for Mr. Obama. As we saw in the Democratic primaries, he has trouble closing the deal. People tend to jump away from him as the day to the elections close. We have also seen that Mr. McCain has been adept at changing people’s minds at the last minute. The longer this stays close, the worse news it is for Mr. Obama.
Obama,
-BT

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.workingdefinition.com/2008/09/25/just-another-day-in-the-usa/comment-page-1#comment-8314 Anonymous Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:10:13 +0000 http://www.workingdefinition.com/?p=424#comment-8314 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/27/opinion/27collins.html?hp http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/27/opinion/27collins.html?hp

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