Posted on 07/11/2008 5:33:29 PM PDT by Cincinna
There are unknowns, of course.
The persona of John McCain is already in play and it would be wrong to underestimate him. The man is remarkable, surprising in his opposition to torture and Guantanamo, audacious when he challenged the economic policies of the two Bush administrations. And isn't it said that Democrat John Kerry considered for a time asking this unconventional conservative to share the ticket with him?
Then there is also the American art of "junk politics," especially as practiced by the Republicans, and its unpredictable, often devastating effects. When will the below-the-belt stuff begin? On what Internet site will the first photomontages appear of Barack Obama tricked up as a radical Islamist? How many other pastors à la Jeremiah Wright will we see paraded out by "527s," groups on the fringes of the principal parties that are allowed, without bearing any moral or financial responsibility, to launch all kinds of slanderous campaigns?
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He is a Puffy-shirt unbuttoned down to the belly button wearing effete, elitist, self proclaimed "philosopher". A remnant from the 60's, a soixante-huitard who never grew up.
FWIW, BHL is full of it:
Truth is a total defense against against "slander". Jeremiah Wright is fair game for 527s and anyone else who speaks the truth about Obama.
Haven't those been posted on FR already?
not.
al obama will be lucky if he doesn’t implode
and make a mess all over
before the november election.
oui, oui.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
As many as it takes.
“And isn’t it said that Democrat John Kerry considered for a time asking this unconventional conservative”
No point in reding further. McCain is no conservative unconventional or otherwise.
Why I’m Betting On Barack Obama’s Victory
***If this guy Levy wants to bet, the Intrade price is at $6.50. He could make money if he really is doing what he says he’s doing.
http://data.intrade.com/graphing/temp/chart1212484135177114111.png
Of course, if Obama’s birth certificate is a forgery, that could affect the price.
https://bb.intrade.com/intradeForum/posts/list/2279.page
"I don't wanna be a pirate!"
He is a Puffy-shirt unbuttoned down to the belly button wearing effete, elitist, self proclaimed "philosopher". A remnant from the 60's, a soixante-huitard who never grew up.
Kind of like an Alexis de Tocqueville on estrogen?
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
It's going to be interesting to see if the implosion of the American mortgage business - with which all easy-money whores have some ties -- is going to wear through his teflon between now and November.
Turn up the heat.
Our friends in the UK have a word for a man such as BHL - prat.
Hussein Obama didn’t come up out of that well in Iran, did he? Maybe that’s why they can’t find a legal birth certificate for him.
What I also find amusing is that Obmabi’s poll numbers have steadily declined while he enjoys almost total media saturation. He is, at best, a political one hit wonder (the same speech rehashed over and over and over...).
“Then there is also the American art of “junk politics,” especially as practiced by the Republicans”
Especially practiced by Republicans? Excuse me?
Seems to me that the majority of the conspiracy wingnuts out there tend to have left-wing polluting every nook and cranny of their being.
Conservatives didn’t force Obama to sit under his pastor’s hateful rhetoric for twenty years of his life ...
How many other pastors à la Jeremiah Wright will we see paraded out by "527s," groups on the fringes of the principal parties that are allowed, without bearing any moral or financial responsibility, to launch all kinds of slanderous campaigns?MoveOn? George Soros' various front organizations? Public school teachers pushing Michael Moore's and Al Gore's propaganda films? CAIR? Thanks Cincinna.
I’ll take Alistair Cookes position on America as long as were reading European viewpoints.
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