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Obama’s inexperience boomerang

By Michelle Malkin  •  September 6, 2008 06:24 AM

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  1. #201
    On September 6th, 2008 at 2:20 pm, 30 pcs of silver said:

    PK,

    Obama time and again has shown what he thinks of patriotic Americans and the US Flag in particular. More care probably went into the faux Greek columns.

  2. #202
    On September 6th, 2008 at 2:24 pm, Goldwater Knight said:

  3. #203
    On September 6th, 2008 at 2:27 pm, Dimsdale said:

    On September 6th, 2008 at 1:46 pm, RetFireman said: #192

    LOL! You are killing me! Exquisite use of sarcasm!

    That is the message that needs to get out.

    On September 6th, 2008 at 9:25 am, lgm said:
    You can tell an inexperienced person by the mistakes he/she makes and the things she/he is able/unable to do.

    Has any “community organizer,” or the entire Democrat party, ever solved any problem of worth?

  4. #204
    On September 6th, 2008 at 2:30 pm, rambler said:

    When Hillary was looking for a state in need of a senator, she came back to IL to see how she would be received. The climate was toxic, so she decided that she had a better shot in NY. It was not a surprize that BO and the chicago politial machine had no use for her. Now he needs her to counteract Palin. Nice try BO!

  5. #205
    On September 6th, 2008 at 2:31 pm, TXRose said:

    Two or three days ago, I read something written by Shaun Mullen for The Moderate Voice, throughout which he threw a ring tailed wall-eyed fit over the choice of Sarah Palin as McCain’s running mate. He apparently has some daughters and he was bewailing the fact that they may need birth control and abortions and that with Sarah Palin in DC as Veep, these will not be available to them.
    First, the argument seemed specious to me because I seem to remember that his daughters ages are all in single digits or perhaps in the first two double digits. How soon does he think girls should, if they are going to, use birth control and/or have abortions? Second, just how does he think the VP could stop his daughters from obtaining birth control when they are of a more mature age? Also, how much power does he think the
    VP has in any administration? Fourth, what sort of lives does he envision for his daughters if the first thing that comes to his mind when he looks at a political candidate, is birth control or abortions for his youngsters?
    If this is the way the left automatically thinks then perhaps I can understand, a little more, about their
    mindset? They see a woman who has five children ( that’s bad enough ), but one of those children has
    downs syndrome ( gasp! how could she not abort?) and now has announced that her 17 yr old daughter is
    pregnant and going to marry the father! What an utterly horrid example to set for the young girls of our
    nation!!! My God! They probably even believe in God and regularly attend church!!

  6. #206
    On September 6th, 2008 at 2:32 pm, RetFireman said:

    On September 6th, 2008 at 9:25 am, lgm said:
    You can tell an inexperienced person by the mistakes he/she makes and the things she/he is able/unable to do.

    And just look at all we have learned about The Golden Calf, your false god and idol, just in the last two to three months.

    We have learned just how inexperienced he is and just how wrong of a choice he is, not just for resident, but for public office in general.

    Maybe he should go back to teaching, but then that would be placing a curse on the poor students who would have no choice but to sit there and listen to his lies.

  7. #207
    On September 6th, 2008 at 2:33 pm, 30 pcs of silver said:

    backwoods conservative said:
    I was given a miniature American flag at a Fred Thompson rally earlier this year and I can guarantee you it did not get thrown away or left behind. It is now proudly displayed in my living room.

    Why is that, bc? Could it be a love for yyour country and respect for the American flag?

  8. #208
    On September 6th, 2008 at 2:35 pm, atheling said:

    On September 6th, 2008 at 2:31 pm, TXRose said:
    Two or three days ago, I read something written by Shaun Mullen for The Moderate Voice, throughout which he threw a ring tailed wall-eyed fit over the choice of Sarah Palin as McCain’s running mate. He apparently has some daughters and he was bewailing the fact that they may need birth control and abortions and that with Sarah Palin in DC as Veep, these will not be available to them.

    So in other words, this guy sees no problem with killing his grandchildren.

    Nice.

  9. #209
    On September 6th, 2008 at 2:40 pm, TXRose said:

    Thanks for the link 30. Bet they kept the buttons, etc as mementos. Probably just
    dropped the little flags on the floor as they walked out.
    I have a lot of little flags from various rallies in a box in one of my closets. I
    consider them more important that the campaign buttons or hats or whatever the
    gimmee was at that event.
    But, then again, I am not a leftist who hates my country and its emblems.

  10. #210
    On September 6th, 2008 at 2:43 pm, travlinman said:

    Below is my response to an article about the flags from Denver being dumped in the trash. It mentioned that Obama had set tp a web-site to defend his patriotism.

    Why does Obama have to set-up a website to prove his position on certain topics of importance to the voters? Could it be that because there is no historical record to support his new-found position, that he has to create one? Can you imagine McCain having to launch a web-site to show that he is patriotic? Or for lower taxes? Ridiculous does not even come close to adressing it. Ridiculous does cover the Obama’s of the world who have to continually remake themselves into a viable commodity. Like Michelle Obama’s attempt at the DNC in re-inventing her image. A person’s core values are what and who they are. No “www.com” in the entire web or speech at a convention, can help a leopard change its spots.

    The nutroots are already starting with the flag is ‘only a symbol’ crap. Ok. If it is only a symbol, with no real significance or requiring any respect, why in hell did they buy 12,000 of them and wave them around for 4 days in Denver? Maybe the American flag only has value to the Dems when they are trying to blow smoke up our backsides about their “patriotism”.
    So now we find out that his party has completely dis-respected our flag, which has been paid for with the blood of our patriots and soldiers. We know that Obama does not wish to offend anyone, so he does not cover his heart during the pledge of allegience or the national anthem. His wife has never been proud of her country, until recently. To offset this, I am supposed to go to the ‘Obama is a patriot’ web-site and believe it to be true because he says so. Hmmm. I was raised to believe that actions apeak louder than words. I still do.
    John McCain can ‘talk the talk’ and ‘walk the walk’. Barack Obama has no leg(s) to stand on and does not even talk a good game until it comes to his greatest love. Himself.

  11. #211
    On September 6th, 2008 at 2:45 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    Havard? look who paid.

    aj, that’s an interesting article. I wonder why CNN isn’t camped out on Mansour’s porch. Oh yeah. never mind.

  12. #212
    On September 6th, 2008 at 2:47 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    Obama is complaining today that the Repubs took his “change” theme. Heh. “Mommy, some girl took my lunch money!”

  13. #213
    On September 6th, 2008 at 2:47 pm, backwoods conservative said:

    Why is that, bc? Could it be a love for your country and respect for the American flag?

    Absolutely!

  14. #214
    On September 6th, 2008 at 2:48 pm, Goldwater Knight said:

    rambler said:

    It was not a surprize that BO and the chicago politial machine had no use for her. Now he needs her to counteract Palin. Nice try BO!

    Hillary is being mighty coy about helping Barack. She says she will help but has other pressing commitments.

  15. #215
    On September 6th, 2008 at 2:52 pm, Goldwater Knight said:

    I don’t care what these scum nutroots say about the old flags simply being a “symbol”. Old flags NEVER get simply tossed in the trash! My grandfather, a WWII vet, taught me the correct procedure to dispose of old flags; it’s a ritual of honor and respect!

  16. #216
    On September 6th, 2008 at 2:54 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    Let’s be fair to Obama. Aren’t flags in the trash simply an honest assesement of his politics so far?

  17. #217
    On September 6th, 2008 at 2:54 pm, RetFireman said:

    On this late Saturday morning, I am sitting here in my living room while my daughters are all in various places doing the things kids do on a Saturday…my eldest wrapped in a blanket next to me as we are watching The Discovery Channel HD.

    The show that is on is “Inside the Twin Towers”.

    I am reminded of what this Thursday is, the 7th anniversary of the Islamic Attack on our country in their ever expanding war to conquer the entire world.

    This is always a very difficult time of year for me and I am always awash in flashbacks of that day, of being at the firehouse, woken up by the bells going off with a “Special Message” and being called in by one of the guys to see what is happening on the television, and all the unknown and what it was going to mean for us. It is a very emotional day every year. i won’t get into it more than that.

    But what is really going through my mind a lot as I watch this show, choke back the tears, and answer my daughter’s questions, is that there are two men that are currently running for arguably the most powerful positions on the planet, who seemingly have learned NOTHING from that event, or the events of the past 7 years.

    There is a very large number of people in this country who have learned NOTHING from that day, or the last 7 years who are actually voting for them, denying there is a problem, denying we are at war etc.

    I want to NEVER experience another day like that ever again. I want to NEVER worry about a loved one or a friend who was in the wrong place at the wrong time and that place and time having been placed there by those that have learned NOTHING from any of this, who deny that there is a problem, and who want to pretend that it is anything else other than what it is..

    The danger…the real, honest to God danger, of electing B. Hussein Obama and Biden to that office cannot be expressed enough. There are those that want to hide it, who want to call us names and such for even mentioning it all due to their ignorance, the apologetic attitude to those that will committ these acts, that want to intimidate all of us into believing that such a thing never even happened.

    But make no mistake. The danger is real. the threats are REAL. All the wishing, the politicizing, the distractions and the like will not make a lick of difference. The fact is very simple:

    We cannot afford, as a people, as a nation, to elect as President and Vice President of the United States, people who will weaken us, will show any sort of sign that we will balk or surrender to people who believe that dying for their cause is the best thing in the world.

    We cannot afford anymore to allow the likes of B. Hussein Obama to EVER attain the office of President.

    My family, my children, my country, my way of life is worth far more than any rhetoric that the Left, that Liberals, that 9-11 deniers, that any of those types of people could ever toss out at me.

    Say what you want about McCain being a moderate, a RINO, or whatever, but this election is even more important that the one 4 years ago, and is too damn important to put personal politics above the safety and security of this country and its people. McCain is the only choice we have of making sure something like that never occurs again. Do not let Obama win. Do not let his type win. EVER.

  18. #218
    On September 6th, 2008 at 2:58 pm, ajmontana said:

    Doesn’t it seem odd that we even have to question someones patriotism that’s running for President of the United States? Him having to address these questions is in of itself well questionable. One would think this should be a mute point but with Obama it’s not.

    It’s Killin em and
    I Love it!!!

    McCain/Palin 08′
    Image: F.E.A.R. it’s written all over them and they’re running scared. 8)

  19. #219
    On September 6th, 2008 at 3:03 pm, travlinman said:

    The left is so ‘ga-ga’ over Obama that recently a poster responded to one of my comments regarding Obama’s experience, in comparison to Palin’s, in our local newpaper’s forum . This lady stated that McCain showed lack of judgment, blah, blah, blah, in his Veep choice, due to Palin’s lack of political experience, as she would be just ‘one heart-beat’ away from the presidency. She then went on to state how that her vote would go to Obama and how his lack of experience would be a ‘breath of fresh air’ in Washington, and he could bring about change. She also stated that Obama’s inexperience did not matter as he could learn OTJ and his staff around him would coach him along. She was not being funny, she was dead serious. Can you believe the mentality, or lack of, from these people?
    Oh yeah, she called me ’somewhat hypocritical’ for my beliefs. I should smile at the irony, but there is nothing humerous at all about the situation we are in.
    Sigh… this message is brought to you by : “Kool-Aid, the official drink of the 2008 Obama/Biden campaign”.

  20. #220
    On September 6th, 2008 at 3:03 pm, ajmontana said:

    I wonder if this year they will show the entire day on CNN like they have done in the past years????
    It will be interesting to see if they do.

    It’s Killin em and
    I Love it!!!

    McCain/Palin 08′

  21. #221
    On September 6th, 2008 at 3:03 pm, Micheleeroo said:

    Oh oh—bad publicity for the democrats. Drudge reports: Seems they threw out thousands of perfectly good american flags at Invesco Field. A worker found them and salvaged them. Now the republicans are going to recycle them. They will drag the bags of flags out on the stage at a McCain event today! Good fun!

  22. #222
    On September 6th, 2008 at 3:08 pm, ajmontana said:

    September 11th falls on Patriots Day this year.

  23. #223
    On September 6th, 2008 at 3:09 pm, happyscrapper said:

    I wish I wasn’t so doggone busy today…I just don’t have time to read all these incredible comments, but I want you to know…everyone on here is awesome! And your informed opinions mean the world to me. You rock!

  24. #224
    On September 6th, 2008 at 3:09 pm, RetFireman said:

    The nutroots are already starting with the flag is ‘only a symbol’ crap.

    yes it is “only a symbol”. It is a symbol of freedom throughout the world. It is a symbol of all the men and women who have died in service to this country and the people who call this country home as citizens. It is a symbol that when raised on foreign soil tells those that are being oppressed, abused, starved, and worse that finally help has arrived.

    It is a symbol of this country…OUR country. It is a symbol of pride the likes of which has never been known throughout history and will never be known again.

    To trash that symbol speaks louder than any words a person could ever speak or write. It shows disdain for the very things that people are dying to attain in foreign lands, and shows a weakness of character that one could never make right.

    It is the failure to understand that “symbol” that shows exactly why these people should never be allowed into office, into any position where their beliefs could ever influence what happens to, in or what becomes of this country, and lends strength to the feelings so many of us have that these spoiled, rotten, horrible people should pack their things and please, move to the country you feel is better than the one they are currently slumming off of and disparaging.

  25. #225
    On September 6th, 2008 at 3:09 pm, Micheleeroo said:

    :-) #212 and everybody– Here’s a great JAY LENO JOKE from the day after Palin’s speech:

    “WHAT A WEEK IT’S BEEN. IF YOU WATCHED LAST NIGHT, I GUESS YOU KNOW, BARACK OBAMA GOT BEAT UP BY A GIRL.”

  26. #226
    On September 6th, 2008 at 3:14 pm, travlinman said:

    On September 6th, 2008 at 2:54 pm, RetFireman said:

    Well said, my friend.

  27. #227
    On September 6th, 2008 at 3:17 pm, PKAmmoTroop said:

    travlinman in #209travlinman

    I’m guessing you live in a blue state, most likely the same blue state I live in. That kind of thinking (or lack thereof) passes for “Deep Thought” where I’m currently living.

    Do you shudder and think “Carpet Bagger” when ever you think “Senator”?

  28. #228
    On September 6th, 2008 at 3:19 pm, RetFireman said:

    It’s unclear exactly what Democratic convention organizers should have done with their used flags after Obama’s nomination acceptance speech.

    This is a major cop-out. ‘Well what were we supposed to do with them?” Here is a list of things just off the top of my head:

    1) Donate them to a cemetary to place on the graves of any and all members of the military currently buried there.

    2) Donate them to a local scouting troop to use as they see fit.

    3) Contact the local American Legion Post and donate to them to be distributed as they see fit.

    4) Recycle them and use them at upcoming rallies in your continuing effort to convince real patirots that you are proud of your country and flag.

    Those are just four examples of worthwhile things that takes no time or effort on the part of the B. Hussein O Campaign. Claiming they had no other choice just doesn’t fly with this retired Jake.

  29. #229
    On September 6th, 2008 at 3:26 pm, travlinman said:

    You are hot today RetFireman. Keep up the good work. Remember, the light of truth will force the lying cockroaches back under the fridge where they belong, until the exterminator gets here. I believe that the exterminator now wears fancy eyeglasses and favors a bee-hive hairdo. We have an appointment set with her for Nov. 4th.

  30. #230
    On September 6th, 2008 at 3:32 pm, travlinman said:

    On September 6th, 2008 at 3:17 pm, PKAmmoTroop said:
    travlinman in #209travlinman

    I’m guessing you live in a blue state, most likely the same blue state I live in. That kind of thinking (or lack thereof) passes for “Deep Thought” where I’m currently living.

    Do you shudder and think “Carpet Bagger” when ever you think “Senator”?

    I live in one of the flyover states where we cling to guns and religion. Unfortunately, the Hoosier state has an infestation of liberals that we are woking hard to eradicate. As I told RetFireman, “we have an appointment with the exterminator on Nov. 4th”.

    Yes, your “carpet-bagger” makes me shudder. But not in the way Obama causes Chrissy Matthews to shudder. Mine is more nausea than anything.

  31. #231
    On September 6th, 2008 at 3:44 pm, PKAmmoTroop said:

    For any one that feels as unclean as I do after seeing the foul treatment of Old Glory at the hands of B. Hussein Obama this should help.

    This is what James Cagney did when he was accused of being unpatriotic. I’d give my life savings to see B. Hussein Obama do the same.

    I prefer this song in Barbershop Harmony (SPEBSQSA oooRAH!) but The Voices of Liberty do a pretty good job, and again I’d give my life savings to hear B. Hussein Obama sing ONE VERSE, or at least ummm errr uhhhh thought one verse.

    And of course this one. After a long hard combat exercise in Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea there was nothing more exhilarating than the entire fighter wing; exhausted, filthy, ready to drop but singing along with this song at the top of our lungs as it blasted base wide over the PA.

    I really doubt that Obama could make it 1 minute without laughing.

    These songs are just audio embodiments of the flags that Obama threw away, and those flags are just symbols, symbols of the greatest country on earth.

    And throwing them away is a symbol that speaks louder than words.

    That shows real experience, right lgm?

  32. #232
    On September 6th, 2008 at 3:45 pm, ajmontana said:

    Apparently they were too concerned about “Green” at their Convention than RED, WHITE AND BLUE.

    So much for their commitment to recycle. :roll:

    It’s Killin em and
    I Love it!!!

    McCain/Palin 08′
    Image: the dems are crapweasels.

  33. #233
    On September 6th, 2008 at 3:46 pm, tpierce2 said:

    One of the bone head libs on Fox News this morning gave an explanation for the discarded flags. They bundled them up in bags to be returned to the vendor who was going to refund the money. The Republicans stole them!

    As the lovely MM would say: Double SNORT!

  34. #234
    On September 6th, 2008 at 3:49 pm, RetFireman said:

    To those who are still concerned about “Questioning Liberals and Obama’s Patriotism”, I stand by what I have always said:

    You cannot question that which does not exist.

    they have tried time and time again to reinvent the definition of “Patriotism” and what it means to be a “Patriot”, even to go so far as to besmirch and insult our Founding Fathers and what they had intended to say and do so far as this country is concerned.

    The word needs no new definition. A true “Patriot” never need explain why he is a patriot, nor have to convince others that he is.

    Actions do speak louder than words. No one questions the patriotism of Eisenhower, Bradley, Doolittle, Powell…

    Yet how many times, time and time again, have people REPEATEDLY been left to question Democrats, Liberals and those that speak for them and represent them and their stances.

  35. #235
    On September 6th, 2008 at 3:50 pm, ajmontana said:

    lol tpierce3. sureeeeeeee they were.

    and I’m going to fly to the moon tomorrow. lmao :shock:

    It’s Killin em and
    I Love it!!!

    McCain/Palin 08′

  36. #236
    On September 6th, 2008 at 3:51 pm, TXRose said:

    On another site I took exception to all of BO’s vast body of experience as compared to Sarah Palin’s (has it never occurred to the left that she is not running for POTUS, but for Veep?) and that she is not practicing Christian Values by “letting” her 17 yr old daughter get pregnant, so on and so forth…everything she has ever done or hasn’t done in 44 year
    When I rebutted his arguments, I got a response from another male poster which started with the f bomb. If the left cannot rebut you, which they cannot, then the expletives abound. No vocabulary.
    Reminds me of what I was constantly told while growing up. “You are known
    by the company you keep.”

  37. #237
    On September 6th, 2008 at 4:08 pm, RetFireman said:

    the Golden Calf at Bon Jovi’s house to the crowd

    : “We’re not going to be bullied, we’re not going to be smeared, we’re not going to be lied about,” Obama said. “I don’t believe in coming in second.”

    Well what do you know. After all this time, we finally find out SOMETHING that he believes in.

  38. #238
    On September 6th, 2008 at 4:10 pm, RetFireman said:

    Oh…and it is not us that is doing the bullying, smearing and lying. I suggest TGC might want to pick up a newspaper, turn on the TV, look at a website once in awhile. He might be surprised at what he learns.

    Then again, that would imply that it is not he and his staff issuing the reports in the first place.

  39. #239
    On September 6th, 2008 at 4:15 pm, TXRose said:

    Oh, he’ll issue another no teeth, stop that in a day or two. Then he can
    indulge in “plausible deniability.”

  40. #240
    On September 6th, 2008 at 5:14 pm, leepro said:

    As the daughter of a multi-award-winning editorial cartoonist (Cal Alley - Memphis Commercial Appeal), I can really appreciate the impact of Joel Samuelson and his ilk. Thanks, Michelle, for bring more of these talented journalists to the light!

  41. #241
    On September 6th, 2008 at 6:01 pm, TXRose said:

    Leepro, how are you feeling these days?
    Hope you are well.

  42. #242
    On September 6th, 2008 at 6:01 pm, GaMidnightRider said:

    On September 6th, 2008 at 2:52 pm, Goldwater Knight said:
    I don’t care what these scum nutroots say about the old flags simply being a “symbol”. Old flags NEVER get simply tossed in the trash! My grandfather, a WWII vet, taught me the correct procedure to dispose of old flags; it’s a ritual of honor and respect!

    Here here… well said young man. Parents taught us better than to disgrace our heritage like that. Guess some people do not want to be proud of their heritage of Freedom, Honor, self sacrifice, and dignity.

  43. #243
    On September 6th, 2008 at 6:13 pm, leepro said:

    On September 6th, 2008 at 6:01 pm, TXRose said:

    Leepro, how are you feeling these days?
    Hope you are well.

    A lot better, Rose, although dental work is still not complete.

    I’m a little embarrassed… I know I’ve “met” you before… just can’t remember where…? :oops:

    Thanks!
    :grin:

  44. #244
    On September 6th, 2008 at 6:24 pm, TXRose said:

    I taught you and Katieanne about “square breathing” one night. I do remember some poster (male) suggesting that you take up chewing or
    dipping since you mentioned stopping smoking.
    It’s okay. My short term memory isn’t that good at times.

    NOW…Oprah’s getting hammered on her site by her fans since she said she
    won’t have Gov Palin on before the election.
    Picked that up on Instapundit.

  45. #245
    On September 6th, 2008 at 6:36 pm, leepro said:

    On September 6th, 2008 at 6:24 pm, TXRose said:

    I taught you and Katieanne about “square breathing” one night. I do remember some poster (male) suggesting that you take up chewing or
    dipping since you mentioned stopping smoking.
    It’s okay. My short term memory isn’t that good at times.

    “…short term memory…” — yikes! That’s a scary term at my age! [hee-hee]

    Your breathing advice was a real plus for me… but I don’t remember it being referred to as “square breathing”… Elaborate?

    I know I’m way OT, but this is important!

  46. #246
    On September 6th, 2008 at 6:39 pm, mistressjustice said:

    Does experience matter to conservatives?

    Question. Please answer honestly(asking a lot of some of you).

    Who on this board would NOT vote for Michelle Malkin, Ann Coulter, or Rush Limbaugh to be POTUS.

    I’m expecting crickets on this one.

  47. #247
    On September 6th, 2008 at 6:52 pm, leepro said:

    On September 6th, 2008 at 6:39 pm, mistressjustice said:


    I’m expecting crickets on this one.

    Crickets

  48. #248
    On September 6th, 2008 at 7:11 pm, TXRose said:

    Lee,
    That’s just the name it was given because it is 4, 4, 4, 4.
    Inhale to a medium count of 4, hold breath for a medium count of 4, exhale
    to a medium count of 4 and hold breath for a medium count of 4.
    In between my overload of counseling sessions, it has become a major part of
    my relaxation these days.

  49. #249
    On September 6th, 2008 at 7:17 pm, TXRose said:

    Just read something interesting from Instapundit. He is talking about BO
    reaching out to HRC to go after Gov Sarah. He says Jules Crittenden says BO
    may want to think carefully about the math on the old Arabic saying, “The
    enemy of my enemy is my friend,” before he puts too much stock in her going
    after Gov Sarah. After all, if BO wins HRC will have to wait two terms for her
    next try at the office.

  50. #250
    On September 6th, 2008 at 7:23 pm, Goldwater Knight said:

    mistressjustice said:

    Does experience matter to conservatives?

    Question. Please answer honestly(asking a lot of some of you).

    Who on this board would NOT vote for Michelle Malkin, Ann Coulter, or Rush Limbaugh to be POTUS.

    I’m expecting crickets on this one.

    I’d vote for you MJ because your sexiness cannot be denied.
    All hail MJ. We’re not worthy! We’re not worthy!

  51. #251
    On September 6th, 2008 at 7:26 pm, FilmLadd said:

    On September 6th, 2008 at 6:39 pm, the creature infecting mistressjustice said:

    Does experience matter to conservatives?

    I don’t know about all conservatives. As for me, the answer is NO.

    What matters is the kind of experience: furthering the evil of the collective or fighting it?

    Question. Please answer honestly(asking a lot of some of you).

    Who on this board would NOT vote for Michelle Malkin, Ann Coulter, or Rush Limbaugh to be POTUS.

    I’m expecting crickets on this one.

    I would not. They are far too effective fighting the hive-mind (which is currently infecting you) right where they are.

  52. #252
    On September 6th, 2008 at 7:31 pm, Sidana said:

    Does experience matter to conservatives?

    Question. Please answer honestly(asking a lot of some of you).

    Who on this board would NOT vote for Michelle Malkin, Ann Coulter, or Rush Limbaugh to be POTUS.

    I’m expecting crickets on this one.

    So would you vote for… Al Franken, .. wwait.. goofy Minnesota has him ahead.

    No accounting for brainless stupidity in action.

    At least voting for Rush and Anne would be smarter.

    And yes. I would vote for Michelle. Pray tell .. why not?

  53. #253
    On September 6th, 2008 at 7:55 pm, leepro said:

    Another OT (please forgive me, Michelle)

    Just posted by “rawmuse” and by “goddessoftheclassroom” over at LGF, this is a very short (less than two minutes) video of one of our young military addressing B.O. about McCain and the Iraq war. It was originally posted at AmericanThinker.com

    Required watching, in my book.

    Should be a campaign ad!

  54. #254
    On September 6th, 2008 at 8:13 pm, TXRose said:

    Than you for the link, Lee. I haven’t been to AmericanThinker yet today.
    Obama has never thought of anyone other than himself and he a little long
    in the tooth to change now.
    I do dread the thought that Smug and Plugs just might get into office.

  55. #255
    On September 6th, 2008 at 8:13 pm, TXRose said:

    Than you for the link, Lee. I haven’t been to AmericanThinker yet today.
    Obama has never thought of anyone other than himself and he a little long
    in the tooth to change now.
    I do dread the thought that Smug and Plugs just might get into office.

  56. #256
    On September 6th, 2008 at 8:16 pm, TXRose said:

    Sorry about posting twice. Am trying to get the tears out of my eyes from
    listening to this young vet and then seeing him walk away with his prosthetic
    leg. He never mentioned losing his leg in Iraq, while “The One” squeals like
    someone out of Deliverance for being dissed and picked on by the opposition.
    If you can’t stand the heat now, BO, what would you do in an international
    crisis? Can’t always hold hands and sing kumbaya.

  57. #257
    On September 6th, 2008 at 8:35 pm, DougT said:

    Who on this board would NOT vote for Michelle Malkin, Ann Coulter, or Rush Limbaugh to be POTUS.

    I’m not sure I understand the purpose of this question.

    Speaking for myself (that is, IMO) Ann Coulter and Rush Limbaugh are self-aggrandizing blowhards. They would never be seriously considered. They’re appeal is limited to a portion of the Right. They would never bring in moderates. I would hire Rush to consult with my company’s marketing and public relations departments, though.

    Michelle is a journalist, not a politician. Is she even old enough to run? I’m not sure about her. I think I know many of her positions, but I’m not sure how she would translate those into policy statements. Conservatives can be as guilty as the progressives when it comes to trampling on the Constitution. Would she make government smaller, cheaper, less intrusive? Would she get back to the basics of defense, treasury, state, and justice? Would she privatize the National Parks? Drop federal meddling in education? Would she criminalize abortion? Decriminalize marijuana use? Would she clean up the VA?

    Maybe she should write an update version of “The Way Things Ought to Be”. Maybe a version that actually put country first before the author’s brand. That would be a great read.

  58. #258
    On September 6th, 2008 at 8:36 pm, pdv said:

    On September 6th, 2008 at 2:31 pm, TXRose said: # 205

    On September 6th, 2008 at 2:31 pm, TXRose said: #208

    Sorry everyone, but your posts put this thought in my mind. He probably wants to ensure that nobody knows that his grandchildren are also his children. He is a liberal therefore, he believes in making his own morality.

  59. #259
    On September 6th, 2008 at 8:39 pm, atheling said:

    On September 6th, 2008 at 6:39 pm, mistressjustice said:
    Does experience matter to conservatives?

    Question. Please answer honestly(asking a lot of some of you).

    Who on this board would NOT vote for Michelle Malkin, Ann Coulter, or Rush Limbaugh to be POTUS.
    I’m expecting crickets on this one.

    Not me. I wouldn’t vote for any of them, and I cringe whenever anyone brings it up because none of them are qualified.

    However, I think the three you listed are smart enough to know that they are not qualified and don’t have the hubris to run on empty.

  60. #260
    On September 6th, 2008 at 8:47 pm, pdv said:

    On September 6th, 2008 at 6:39 pm, mistressjustice said:

    Does experience matter to conservatives?

    Question. Please answer honestly(asking a lot of some of you).

    Who on this board would NOT vote for Michelle Malkin, Ann Coulter, or Rush Limbaugh to be POTUS.

    I’m expecting crickets on this one.

    Chirp Chirp
    MM Smart, talented, grace under pressure, Yes.

    AC Smart, talented, but kind of mean which is okay at time, therfore John Bolton’s old job at the UN, but not as president, NO.

    RL Smart, talented, but has issues and other problems such as pain killers, NO. But he does have the abject hate of all liberals, therefore, maybe a replacement for Carl Rove.

  61. #261
    On September 6th, 2008 at 8:52 pm, TXRose said:

    #259…I agree. It takes a very intelligent person to know if he/she is unqualified and
    to decline to run for POTUS.
    Then there is the person that has been convinced for a good portion of his life that
    POTUS is His Destiny and he buys into the fable that his hangers on are feeding him.
    After all, if he was qualified, he would not mind being vetted instead of fighting it as
    hard as he has been.
    Hey! I like those last two words! Has been.

  62. #262
    On September 6th, 2008 at 8:59 pm, Bruce said:

    Is this an opportune time to pop in with a boost for a video the son of an old cop buddy made? Whatever - here it is.

    Take THAT, Obama….

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG4fe9GlWS8

  63. #263
    On September 6th, 2008 at 9:09 pm, Bruce said:

    Is the inference that everyone here belongs to the herd mentality of the left? Or just to obfuscate the “experience” issue?

    I also would not vote for any of the three for POTUS, for the same reasons Atheling stated.

    You lose, dimwit.

  64. #264
    On September 6th, 2008 at 9:10 pm, atheling said:

    On September 6th, 2008 at 8:52 pm, TXRose said:
    #259…I agree. It takes a very intelligent person to know if he/she is unqualified and
    to decline to run for POTUS.
    Then there is the person that has been convinced for a good portion of his life that
    POTUS is His Destiny and he buys into the fable that his hangers on are feeding him.
    After all, if he was qualified, he would not mind being vetted instead of fighting it as
    hard as he has been.
    Hey! I like those last two words! Has been.

    Yup, I think the three proposed “candidates” know well enough that they are not qualified. However, someone else I can name does not! ;)

  65. #265
    On September 6th, 2008 at 9:11 pm, TXRose said:

    Bruce, that’s what Leepro posted at #253. The video is also on AmericanThinker.
    I have watched it twice and it is wonderful.

  66. #266
    On September 6th, 2008 at 9:19 pm, DougT said:

    Strong stuff. Thank you all for the link.

  67. #267
    On September 6th, 2008 at 9:24 pm, mistressjustice said:

    I’m not in the mood Bruce.

    Everyone else, thanks for the thoughts.

  68. #268
    On September 6th, 2008 at 9:41 pm, mistressjustice said:

    I’m not sure I understand the purpose of this question.

    In all honesty, I think ideology and leadership are as important as experience. Ideology is crucial and that is why we have parties.

    Let’s say Obama wins and Rush Limbaugh became the Republican nominee for 2012 right out of the booth. I couldn’t imagine most rightwingers not voting for Rush, because he shares their belief system, and has can mobilize followers.
    On the other hand if McCain won and Arianna Huffington ran in 2012, she’d get a large portion of the leftwing vote because of policy ideas and ideology.
    Would I vote for Arianna? I would NOT if John McCain goes back to his moderate Maverick ways. If his justices are no “worse” than Kennedy or O’Conner and he keeps us safe, gets us out of Iraq and improves the economy, I’d vote for him. If he were to become Bush III, I’d vote for Arianna, because presidents depend on advisors anyway.
    It’s only fair that I answer, and I don’t plan to debate because I have football and boxing to watch.

    Goodnight.

  69. #269
    On September 6th, 2008 at 9:57 pm, mistressjustice said:

    Oh yes, this assumes Arriana’s American born and all that. I can’t remember. Otherwise, put in Rachel Maddow, Dan Abrams, ect..you get the point.

    Okay, night, night.

  70. #270
    On September 6th, 2008 at 10:14 pm, valleygreaser said:

    Obama said, “I don’t believe in coming in second.”

    We’re gonna make you a believer!

  71. #271
    On September 6th, 2008 at 10:34 pm, magicarb said:

    “When a man concludes that any stick is good enough to beat his foe with, that is when he picks up a boomerang.”
    - GK Chesterton

  72. #272
    On September 7th, 2008 at 1:25 am, Paul-Cincy said:

    I’m watching a profile of Obama on CNN. He said he didn’t have any role models growing up … role models for a young African American boy.

    How about his white grandfather who took him in with his grandmother? What’s wrong with HIM as a role model?

    I’m sick of this guy. Does he have any redeeming qualities? Does he ever NOT think about race?

  73. #273
    On September 7th, 2008 at 1:57 am, atheling said:

    I’ve come to the conclusion that Cindy McCain is more qualified for POTUS

  74. #274
    On September 7th, 2008 at 1:59 am, atheling said:

    Whoops, didn’t finish that.

    Cindy McCain is more qualified because she founded an organization and led 55 international missions to help children in 3rd world countries get medical care. That’s executive experience.

  75. #275
    On September 7th, 2008 at 2:05 am, emjem24 said:

    lgm said:
    What we want from a President:

    1. Wise, thoughtful, well informed decisions

    2. The ability to run a large organization.

    Obama has it hands down in both categories: He has positions on major issues while McCain’s position on most issues is that he was a POW. His campaign is far better organizationally than McCains.

    Say what? These are the words of a truly deluded soul. What the hell did Obummer ever do for anybody that didn’t ultimately benefit him politically? Why is Obummer such a freaking liar? Why did bills in the IL State Senate get appointed to Obummer? Why could he not spontaneously introduce anything? Why has he only introduced 2 actual bills (with his name on them) during his scant 4 year senate career? Why does Obummer always seem to lie about anything he has said, his campaign has done, and even about who actually contributes to his campaign? Why does Obummer claim that only private citizens have given less than 100 bucks when in reality he’s got bundlers and lobbyists not only giving to his campaign but working it as well?

    Is this the sort of scumbag that we should have in the White House? You complain bitterly now about Pres. Bush, Obummer will bend over backwards to let all his rich and entitled buddies into that hallowed building with say over Americans’ lives. Obummer says he worried that ordinary citizen taxpayers will get screwed by the big mortgage bailout, then why does he have as the head of his finance committee one of the chief people responsible for the sub-prime mess?

    Obummer tumbles all over himself to cover his ass and change any position for whatever group he’s speaking to. Are you libs that in love with nuance? Do you have any respect for the truth or when it’s packed in an interracial, empty suit with a “pious” glow?

    I say this: liberal lying trolls like Math Man = community organizer, plagerizing Mr. HopenGlo who will organize America into a crap hole. This goes for MJ, Nyk, and all the other liberals who like to think they have a monopoly on the truth. The problem here is that their Messiah also has a problem with the truth, misleads the public about his “actual record” when he’s nothing more than a puppet on a string.

    Obummer’s candidacy is so rich with irony I’m surprised liberals haven’t uncovered it yet. Yet Sarah Palin has been run through the mud continually. Why is that? Perhaps to distract the public from a lot of the problems that also surround the Dem candidate?

    Sheeple without any reasoning skills will fall for this Elmer Gantry. At least two of my in-laws count themselves in this group. Ironically, they are educated professionals yet don’t seem to want to seek the truth themselves.

    There is no truth for liberals. Only the lies they like to repeat to themselves and the rest of us.

  76. #276
    On September 7th, 2008 at 2:31 am, leepro said:

    Hello-o-o-o-o-o Bruce #262

    #253 On September 6th, 2008 at 7:55 pm, leepro said:

    Another OT (please forgive me, Michelle)

    Just posted by “rawmuse” and by “goddessoftheclassroom” over at LGF, this is a very short (less than two minutes) video of one of our young military addressing B.O. about McCain and the Iraq war. It was originally posted at AmericanThinker.com

    Required watching, in my book.

    Should be a campaign ad!

  77. #277
    On September 7th, 2008 at 2:41 am, RetFireman said:

    Who on this board would NOT vote for Michelle Malkin, Ann Coulter, or Rush Limbaugh to be POTUS.

    I wouldn’t. They have no experience in say, being a City Councilman, Mayor, chairing an Ethics Committee or being a Governor. Nor had either of them been through the Naval Academy, been an officer in the Navy, and a fighter pilot, or in charge of a Fighter Squadron, then after that neither of them became a Congressman then a Senator. They are media types, authors and such. Now, if they had the kind of experience like I mentioned, I would vote for them.

    Oh, if only there was a ticket for President this election period that had people with kind of experience. Then I would surely have the people that I would vote for to become President and Vice President of this country.

  78. #278
    On September 7th, 2008 at 9:08 am, HappyGene said:

    Will Obama get boomeranged by the earmark issue as well? I think I’ve read that he was a champ at the sport. I can’t find anything on it now when I google but all the coverage of Obama’s charges against Palin on earmarking swamp my search.

  79. #279
    On September 7th, 2008 at 9:20 am, CW4_KGP said:

    From CBS2 News, as seen on Drudge…

    “We’re not going to be bullied, we’re not going to be smeared, we’re not going to be lied about,” Obama said. “I don’t believe in coming in second.”

    No Barry, you don’t let people bully you and you don’t let people smear you. Thats’ what you have peepz for. Ask Jack Ryan and the others who dropped out of races against you because they were being smeared and dragged through the compost heap you seem to refer to as politics.

    No Barry, you don’t do that, do you…..

    CW4

  80. #280
    On September 8th, 2008 at 10:16 am, NJ-Aviator said:

    Voters might well compare Palin’s credentials to those of Joseph R. Biden Jr., who presumably will trump her on foreign policy and win their debate with ease

    HAAAARRRRRRRR……!!!!

    Win the debate with ease… LMAO…

    He couldn’t win a debate with his parrot.

  81. #281
    On September 8th, 2008 at 1:31 pm, nail49 said:

    In response to the question “What is a community organizer” I offer what appeared in a recent Patriot Post:

    “James Taranto of The Wall Street Journal notes that while Democrats are complaining about putting “the former mayor of a town of 9,000 with zero foreign policy experience a heartbeat away from the presidency,” Obama, the community organizer, will be “no heartbeats away.” And Taranto still isn’t sure what a “community organizer” does. He asks, “Are we supposed to cast our eyes on the slums of Chicago, behold how well organized they are, and exclaim in wonder, ‘Wow, Barack Obama did that!’?”

    After receiving an email from David Plouffe of the Obama campaign explaining, “Community organizing is how ordinary people respond to out-of-touch politicians and their failed policies,” Taranto thinks he’s finally got the answer. “[C]ommunity organizing consists of helping elect Barack Obama president!” He concludes, “The community Barack Obama has organized is, in Plouffe’s own telling, the community of those who admire Barack Obama… He is mayor of Obamaville and aspires to be president of Barackistan.”

    NOW I understand what they are and what they do!

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