Comments on: Presidential election minus 17 days http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2008/10/19/presidential-election-minus-17-days/ Reflections on the Miracle of Democracy at Work in the Greatest Nation on Earth Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:44:19 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: William Bowe http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2008/10/19/presidential-election-minus-17-days/comment-page-19/#comment-207541 William Bowe Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:07:48 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/?p=1668#comment-207541 <a href="http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2008/10/26/presidential-election-minus-10-days/" rel="nofollow">New thread</a>. New thread.

]]> By: Socrates http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2008/10/19/presidential-election-minus-17-days/comment-page-19/#comment-207521 Socrates Sat, 25 Oct 2008 14:17:24 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/?p=1668#comment-207521 Darn Yes there were many tragedies inherent in the 2000 decision. The million dead Iraqis, the non-action on climate change (which will hurt us most of all in the long term) and the death of multi-lateral concensus on many policies. Considering that you had a man (Bush) trying to get elected by arguing in court that counting the votes in a democratic election should be stopped, nobody should have been surprised. Darn

Yes there were many tragedies inherent in the 2000 decision. The million dead Iraqis, the non-action on climate change (which will hurt us most of all in the long term) and the death of multi-lateral concensus on many policies. Considering that you had a man (Bush) trying to get elected by arguing in court that counting the votes in a democratic election should be stopped, nobody should have been surprised.

]]> By: Mary Hannah Wade http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2008/10/19/presidential-election-minus-17-days/comment-page-19/#comment-207519 Mary Hannah Wade Sat, 25 Oct 2008 14:15:59 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/?p=1668#comment-207519 <i> Teen Defends Halloween Art Some Call Racist OCONTO FALLS, Wis. -- An Oconto Falls teen who hung three black-faced scarecrows by their necks as a Halloween display says the mannequins aren't racist and he's not taking them down.Marc Monfort, 18, said that only the media have complained. He said that the figures hang from their necks but not by nooses. He says tying the rope to the neck is the only logical way to hang the figures.Mayor Don Osborne said that the display, which includes a Confederate flag, is disgusting. He said he can't say whether it's racist but he wishes it weren't there. District attorney Jay Conley said that police have mentioned the mannequins but haven't asked that charges be filed.Local resident Rebecca Setterman calls the display clearly racist. She said that it makes her embarrassed to live there. http://www.channel3000.com/news/17794877/detail.html</i> Teen Defends Halloween Art Some Call Racist
OCONTO FALLS, Wis. — An Oconto Falls teen who hung three black-faced scarecrows by their necks as a Halloween display says the mannequins aren’t racist and he’s not taking them down.Marc Monfort, 18, said that only the media have complained.

He said that the figures hang from their necks but not by nooses. He says tying the rope to the neck is the only logical way to hang the figures.Mayor Don Osborne said that the display, which includes a Confederate flag, is disgusting. He said he can’t say whether it’s racist but he wishes it weren’t there.

District attorney Jay Conley said that police have mentioned the mannequins but haven’t asked that charges be filed.Local resident Rebecca Setterman calls the display clearly racist. She said that it makes her embarrassed to live there.
http://www.channel3000.com/news/17794877/detail.html

]]> By: Dario http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2008/10/19/presidential-election-minus-17-days/comment-page-19/#comment-207514 Dario Sat, 25 Oct 2008 14:06:05 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/?p=1668#comment-207514 Rasmussen moves 1 point to Obama, now at +8 Obama 52 (steady) McCain 44 (down 1) http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/daily_presidential_tracking_poll Rasmussen moves 1 point to Obama, now at +8

Obama 52 (steady)
McCain 44 (down 1)

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/daily_presidential_tracking_poll

]]> By: lefty e http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2008/10/19/presidential-election-minus-17-days/comment-page-19/#comment-207511 lefty e Sat, 25 Oct 2008 13:59:29 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/?p=1668#comment-207511 Incidentally: why the zero coverage on Oba-one Kenobi's white Momma? And i mean ZERO. Curious of Keating Towers, LE Incidentally: why the zero coverage on Oba-one Kenobi’s white Momma?

And i mean ZERO.

Curious of Keating Towers,

LE

]]> By: Work To Rule http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2008/10/19/presidential-election-minus-17-days/comment-page-19/#comment-207508 Work To Rule Sat, 25 Oct 2008 13:56:08 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/?p=1668#comment-207508 "Palin is just there to get the redneck vote out." I think McCain also picked her because he throught he could lock up the disaffected Clinton voters - that roll of the dice ended up snake eyes too. I think Palin is no chance in 2012. Alaskan Gov is her last political gig. “Palin is just there to get the redneck vote out.”

I think McCain also picked her because he throught he could lock up the disaffected Clinton voters – that roll of the dice ended up snake eyes too.

I think Palin is no chance in 2012. Alaskan Gov is her last political gig.

]]> By: Darn http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2008/10/19/presidential-election-minus-17-days/comment-page-19/#comment-207505 Darn Sat, 25 Oct 2008 13:53:02 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/?p=1668#comment-207505 901 I do wonder how much the world lost when the repubs stole Florida in 2000]. I think we can safely say the world lost plenty. To give just one example, I never thought I would live to see the day when the US would involve itself in the sanctioning of torture and the trashing of the Geneva convention, whatever the provocation. I just hope that the election of a good and decent man like Obama will over time will help to repair the massive damage done to this once great nation by Bush and his neocon cohorts. . 901

I do wonder how much the world lost when the repubs stole Florida in 2000].

I think we can safely say the world lost plenty. To give just one example, I never thought I would live to see the day when the US would involve itself in the sanctioning of torture and the trashing of the Geneva convention, whatever the provocation. I just hope that the election of a good and decent man like Obama will over time will help to repair the massive damage done to this once great nation by Bush and his neocon cohorts. .

]]> By: Dario http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2008/10/19/presidential-election-minus-17-days/comment-page-19/#comment-207499 Dario Sat, 25 Oct 2008 13:44:47 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/?p=1668#comment-207499 [Second, she has dodged all interviews in this campaign as VP but running for pres she would have to be able to handle well questions she clearly doesn’t understand.] I think this is the more important one. It would also mean more TV debates, so she couldn't hide behind her scripted questions as she did in the VP debate. While 4 years is a long time, I can't see her being able to learn enough between now and then to get even remotely close to being a viable Presidential candidate.

Second, she has dodged all interviews in this campaign as VP but running for pres she would have to be able to handle well questions she clearly doesn’t understand.

I think this is the more important one. It would also mean more TV debates, so she couldn’t hide behind her scripted questions as she did in the VP debate. While 4 years is a long time, I can’t see her being able to learn enough between now and then to get even remotely close to being a viable Presidential candidate.

]]> By: Work To Rule http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2008/10/19/presidential-election-minus-17-days/comment-page-19/#comment-207497 Work To Rule Sat, 25 Oct 2008 13:37:40 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/?p=1668#comment-207497 "Obama is getting all the breaks. World capitalism implodes .. granny is going to die " Not exactly what I call luck “Obama is getting all the breaks. World capitalism implodes .. granny is going to die ”

Not exactly what I call luck

]]> By: Socrates http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2008/10/19/presidential-election-minus-17-days/comment-page-19/#comment-207495 Socrates Sat, 25 Oct 2008 13:32:42 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/?p=1668#comment-207495 Any talk of Palin running as the republican pres candidate in the future is silly IMO. First, they would have no intention of having a woman in charge; Palin is just there to get the redneck vote out. Second, she has dodged all interviews in this campaign as VP but running for pres she would have to be able to handle well questions she clearly doesn't understand. Finally, in the fallout after this trainwreck, I can't see the republicans being a forgiving lot, so I doubt they would touch her. Any talk of Palin running as the republican pres candidate in the future is silly IMO. First, they would have no intention of having a woman in charge; Palin is just there to get the redneck vote out. Second, she has dodged all interviews in this campaign as VP but running for pres she would have to be able to handle well questions she clearly doesn’t understand. Finally, in the fallout after this trainwreck, I can’t see the republicans being a forgiving lot, so I doubt they would touch her.

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