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That Which Is Perforce True, The Undeniable Verity Of Palin As The Shallow Puddle. More Reflections Of A Post RNC Lionel

By Lionel

INTERCOURSE, Pennsylvania – As Dorothy Parker said, “You can't teach an old dogma new tricks.”  And when you have a candidate who is as entrenched in politically anachronistic ideology as John McCain and his pit bull, Madame Mooseslayer, change and, better yet, improvement are a long way off.

And as he claims to be the merchant of change (Gee, where’ve I heard that before?), his underlying theme is illutible. Think of Republican ideology as an indelible stain.  No matter how you try your best to cover up the message, its tattoo shadow remains.  John McCain has milked his maverick theme for all its worth, but this thematic teat is dry. McCain droned on about the usual themes: his POW status (for that sole person who may have awakened from a two decades-old coma), his love of country, his disdain for partisan politics (I love that beaut) and the other predigested pap and hokum that the GOP’ers feed on.

McCain and Palin have yet to utter even the closest thing vaguely resembling an idea, a thought or a plan.  Yet the GOP’ers clap wildly.  High-minded truisms, platitudes, “no shites” (Here’s to the Irish!) and bumper sticker punch lines: they can’t get enough. And I saw it cause an absolute frenzy on the floor of the Xcel Energy Center.  In fact, the fact that there was any measurable energy at the Energy Center was a testament to the fact that Republican fervor seems to surround status quo and thwart the Democratic or progressive or Obama message.  The GOP is analogous to the Y chromosome; it is politically inert.  It stops or interrupts change, innovation or improvement. Its very being is as the proponent of politico-stasis. 

Think of what McCain and what’s-her-name said about health care, education, the economy, the environment, global warming, gas prices, science innovation, stem cell research.  I’ll wait.  The answer is nothing.  They (oxymoronically, granted) potentiate stasis.  Let’s keep everything as is.   Not innovation but novation.

COMING UP: MSNBC wises up and exiles Edward R. Olbermann and Chris “The Salivator” Mathews to the kids’ table.

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I want to get Sara Palin a banjo.

I already had a "nucyoular" war craving hick as President. Didnt work out too well. WHatever we do do not call her trailer trash. Cause a lot of American live in trailers and it's not about that, its about her having twisted values. I don't think we need another one one heart beat away from being the next possible one.

All true.... However...

It seems as though the Democrats have rolled over and died.

Where the hell are they?

Bushie!  Doin' a helluva job!
G0P Trinity:  Failure, Fraud, Endless Deceit.

What would I do with Sara Palin.

I'd call her on her bullshit, tell her to her face shes evil, and why and how, never give her a chance to ever screw me over again, and then ram it down her throat. But My mom taught me to treat people as equals.

WAAAAAA!!!!!!

...oh, poor lib democraps are feeling some heat....noooo, not another blown election because people are actually looking at issues and not political bullshit...time to call in Al Gore to save the day?...oh wait, he couldn't even carry his home state in the 2000 election...
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Lionel needs to...

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focus on his radio audience listeners--all 17 of them--and spend less time mindlessly blabbering his BS...oh wait, that is what he does on his radio show, too. Never mind...
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See, republicans arent argueing to be treated equal,

theyre babies who want a free ride and to change the rules whenever theyre in distress.

Oh BooBo Or Is It BOOB...

Go comment elsewhere....such nastiness...we Lionel Lovers don't want your negativity around.

Lionel rules, but then again, only smart people understand this.

Sarah's glasses

Did you hear that her glasses are just cosmetic, there's no prescription in them! It's like the old cartoon where a attractive girl puts on glasses to look "intelligent".

May seem like a minor point, but it just furthers the argument that she is as phony as can be and is NOT READY to be county dog catcher, let alone VP!

-- McCain = Four more years of the same --

Did you hear that

Did you hear that McCain/Palin up by 4 points already? Did you hear that Sloberman was fired because he could only garner 100 viewers. ROFLMAO

Whaaaaah!

Did you hear that McCain called NBC and complained....because Olbermann reported that Palin was to be VP choice before the campaign did? That the McCain campaign then told them it was NOT her... so he then reported that... what he was told. So...McCain pressured NBC to get rid of Olbermann/ Mathews because they told the truth then exposed their lying! They were too good for McCain's people. Had zero to do with ratings.

Whiney children, afraid of the truth. So what else is new in GOP Bizzaro World?

"If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to." ---Dorothy Parker

OKAY......dumbass. You

OKAY......dumbass. You believe they were fired for telling the truth if you want to. LMAO.. Olberman is one of the biggest LOSERS to ever have his ugly mug on tv.

Thank you...

....for your informed critique!

Here's what it says in the NYT:
The McCain campaign has filed letters of complaint to the news division about its coverage and openly tied MSNBC to it. Tension between the network and the campaign hit an apex the day Mr. McCain announced Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate. MSNBC had reported Friday morning that Ms. Palin’s plane was enroute to the announcement and she was likely the pick. But McCain campaign officials warned the network off, with one official going so far as to say that all of the candidates on the short list were on their way — which MSNBC then reported.

“The fact that it was reported in real time was very embarrassing,” said a senior MSNBC official. “We were told, ‘No, it’s not Sarah Palin and you don’t know who it is.’ ”

Ooops, you were wrong!

Olberman is a big loser?

From the same NYT article:
Just last year, Mr. Olbermann signed a four-year, $4-million-a-year contract with MSNBC. NBC is close to supplementing that contract with Mr. Olbermann, extending his deal through 2013 — and ensuring that he will be on MSNBC through the next election.

The Washington Post notes: MSNBC's more liberal outlook has boosted its ratings

Oops! Wrong again!

Ugly mug? I don't think so..... Who thinks Keith is ugly? Hands?

Keep watching FOX. You can remain ignorant and safe that way. The rest of us aren't afraid to live in the real world.

"If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to." ---Dorothy Parker

RE: I want to get Sara Palin a banjo

Hey--

>WHatever we do do not call her trailer trash. Cause a lot of American live in >trailers and it's not about that, its about her having twisted values.

Don't get her a banjo, either; a lot of Americans (myself included) play banjo, too.

Yes, it is about twisted values; no, it's not about banjos.

Banjos: they're not just for "hicks" anymore.

Marty C

Big Words

I see "Boo Boo" (as in a mistake) or whatever his screen name is, didn't understand the big words Lionel used.
But never fear! Cheney LOVES Palin's "clever" lines like "What's the difference between a pitbull and a Hockey Mom: Lipstick". So informative! So CLEVER! We need more bumper stickers in these troubled times.
Like "Boo Boo" says, people are looking at issues. Just look at how they discussed the economy at the Repug funeral...er...Convention. The one that couldn't even have their sitting president appear in person.... and their VP not at all. We noticed that. We also noticed how McCain talked about the corruption running DC for the past 8 years! McCain is running against his own party! With a nobody who speaks in tongues! This is great!

"If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to." ---Dorothy Parker

John McSame and Sarah Palin

John McSame and Sarah Palin and the rest of the"PRO DEATH" Republicans are immoral, corrupt and anti-American

We need to say clearly.

PRO DEATH 1

The logical and inevitable consequence of banning abortion is the death of women. Those who advocate for an end to choice advocate for the death of women. If abortion were to be outlawed women would die from dangerous pregnancies and illegal botched abortions, just as they did before Roe v. Wade. In every pregnancy there is undeniably one life - that of the women. That life is precious and should not be discarded at the whim of the immoral forces of the anti-choice party.

PRO DEATH 2

McSame and McShame both support needless and endless wars, such as the invasion and occupation of Iraq. McSame knew or should have known that there was no basis in law or fact for our invasion of Iraq, yet he was one of the foremost cheerleaders for that military operation. He continues to insist that not only should the occupation of Iraq continue but that our forces should be increased. (The fact that the Iraqi puppet government installed by Bush wants us to leave means nothing to McSame) War brings death! That is just one of the reasons the use of military force should be a last resort, not a first.

PRO DEATH 3

McSame and McShame support the death penalty. Even bad guys are people and killing them is still killing.

IMMORAL 1

In what universe is it a good family value to purposely expose one's 17 year old daughter who is pregnant out of wedlock to public scrutiny?

IMMORAL 2

In what universe is it a good family value to force two teenagers, who show no inclination to do so, to marry? Especially when such a marriage serves the purpose of promoting the mother's political ambitions and not the best interests of the teenagers?

IMMORAL 3

In what universe is it a good family value to fail to teach one's children about the risks of unprotected sexual activity and how to prevent or minimize those risks?

IMMORAL 4

In what universe is it o.k. to call your wife a "F----- C------" ?

IMMORAL 5

In what universe is it o.k. to cheat on your wife while she is undergoing painful medical treatments (or any other time) as John Mcsame did?

IMMORAL 6

In what universe is it o.k. to dump your first wife so that you can marry a richer women?

IMMORAL 7

In what universe is it moral to condone torture, as John McCain has done?

Anti-American

John McSame supported and supports every attack on the Constitution and the liberties of Americans promoted by the Bush administration.

Anti-American

John McSame supported and supports every trade policy promoted by the Bush administration to weaken the US by shipping the means of production and jobs overseas.

Anti-American

John McSame says he supports our military but votes against funding for our soldiers and our veterans.

Anti-American

John McCain supports the destruction of our system of public education.

I'll stop now, I am getting tired of typing.

Why are you so concerned with Palin?

AAR has more threads on McCain/Palin than they do on their very own candidates, and most of the focus is on Palin. I haven't seen a thread celebrating Obama's ideas here yet, because he has none. No threads here on Biden's great ideas, because he has none. Why is Lionel obsessed with Palin?

Oh, here's why! http://www.pollingreport.com/wh08gen.htm Obama's convention bounce was nearly non-existent, he gained 1 or 2 points at best. Check out the McCain/Palin bounce! That's right libs, the latest Gallup poll has McCain up by 10 points. Must be because they hate Palin so much! No wonder you guys focus on smearing her so much.

McCain/Palin '08

come on turd flop, yur just jealous of Biden

Can't get a bad sentence in against him, so you whine.

Obama/Biden are still the ones. Stay in your chairs. No fanfare needed...

RE: Why are you so concerned with Palin?

>I haven't seen a thread celebrating Obama's ideas here yet, because he has none. No threads here on Biden's great ideas, because he has none.<

For my part, I like the proposal of the slight tax increase on those earning over 250k, and I like the idea of a windfall profits tax on the oil companies. You would probably complain that this means redistribution of wealth, but of course, that is essentially what taxes do to begin with.

Oh--and pray tell--what are McCain and Palin's ideas? Come on, here's your chance to post your party's grand plans for the nation; I didn't see anything specific in your last post. It's always easy to say that the opposition has nothing--especially when you insist on being willfully ignorant of the what the platform intends.

And while we are at it: try using the word "liberals" instead of "libs". I know your boy Sean Hannity says "libs", but he generally avoids words with more than one syllable; c'mon, you can do better than that, can't you?

I can answer that, froggy.

It is the McCAIN CAMPAIGN that is persuing a strategy of pitting Palin vs. Obama.

So fine... we're ready to have that debate.

P.S. All of the arguments about Palin's "executive" experience suggest that McCAIN isn't qualified... For that matter ALL of the republican arguments are illogical!

How illogical is it for Palin to launch a viscious diatribe of insults and lies... and then McCain comes out and says I'm the "reach across the aisle, bi-partisan guy"?

How illogical is it to chant "Drill Baby Drill" when Bush's own Department of Energy says it won't do SQUAT to lower prices.

How illogical is it for the candidate of the party that has held the White House for eight years and the Congress for twelve years up to 2006... TO CLAIM TO BE THE "CHANGE" CANDIDATE?!

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This election is nothing less than a test that will determine just how stupid the American electorate is.

Dear God in heaven, I hope we've wised up.

Reckless Tex and driving the cowboys out of Washington

As much as the cowboy is part of American history, the idea of having cowboys like Georgie, John and Sarah running this country is frightening to me. I see the "independence" and "ruggedness" of McCain and Palin as nothing more than saddle-worn cowpoking.

And speaking of banjos, I put together a little video on the current cowboy and the intended cowboy-in-chief.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hIg41TeL14

This Is So Scary!

To think that Repubs might actually win...how can the American people let this happen after the last 8 years? I'll give the Repubs one thing...they know how to campaign. The Dems better take the gloves off, stick together and fight! Only 57 days left!

Republican campaign machine

As much as it distresses me, I have to concede that the Republicans will retain control of the White House. The Democrats have becime terrified and paralyzed. They seem afraid to attack or do anything that might upset the Republcans. I think that the powers that be (Republican, of course) have some dirt on them and will expose the leadership if the try to fight back.
The real clincher is the dogged propaganda machine of the republicans.
They have managed to castrate the press. The American public has bought it to the degree that they think the press is controlled by democrats and anything it says is not crdible.
Then you have the expert and effective smear campaign and masters of propaganda that the Republicans have. If all this is not enough, and if enough voters choose Obama, they will thwart the voters through fraud. Only with an over whelming majority that will make it impossible for them to rig the results can the Democrats win. I don't think there are enough people left to get that many votes.
Look at any blog or comment concerning anything negative about Palin. They condemn anything negative. You have to face the fact that most Americans are illiterate morons. They have no capacity to grasp facts. They have no concept of issues. They think intelligence is the ability to call someone a dumbass for having a cogent thought.
Nothing anyone says, regardless of fact, proof or reality will be heeded by these pathetic
voters(?). They will likely condemn you as an America hating, treasonous traitor.
It is hopeless. They have no clue that they are being hammered daily with propaganda.
They love the propagandists and that is all they hear.
For all of the value Air America can contribute, nobody hears them. They are too small, with too few stations with too little broadcasting range for anybody to hear them.
If it is working, you may be able to listen via the internet, but that seems to work about 50% of the time. We have one station that I can locate in my entire state. It broadcasts with 1000 watts. It is hard to pick up the programs over 10 miles from the station.
You can transmit truth, proof and rebuttal, but nobody is hearing it. Those that do are already aware of the trouble. Those who fit into the deficient category would not listen if you paid them and would not believe anything you said. All of the big powerful stations blanket the entire country with Limbaugh, Hannity, Levin, Boortz, Beck, etc etc etc.
But of corse, as the empty headed ones hear from this crew daily, the liberals control the media. Conservatives just don't have a fair opportunity.

Still you have the fact that an unproductive 8 years went by

And that it is too expensive too poll cell phones, so you only see the iceberg's nose at any poll. Don't get discouraged... The Republicans are as finished as the America they killed.

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