“Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.” – Douglas Adams
McCain and his croonies what you to be afraid of Obama because he’s a “socialist.” He wants to redistribute wealth. I hate to break it to them but we’ve been redistributing wealth since the income tax started about 100 years ago.
David Gergan has been an advisor to Nixon, Ford, Reagan and Clinton. On CNN he pointed out that Regan started the Earned Income Tax credit which redistributes wealth.
I love this clip from Obama’s speech in North Carolina today:
Over the weekend Sarah Palin and the McCain campaign started talking about “Real America” and “Real Americans.” Apparently, I don’t live in “Real America” nor am I a “Real American” because I live in a city instead of a small town.
Personally, I found the implication that some of us are “Real Americans” and some of us are fake Americans insulting. Hell, I found it offensive and divisive. Definitely not the language I would expect from a person and campaign that sought such high office.
I spent a good bit of time trying to figure out what I wanted to say in regards to this garbage. Last night, Jon Stewart and The Daily Show did it for me. There are several clips from the show to follow.
First, the insult itself is discussed:
Now, find out if you are a “Real American:”
According to Palin, Wasila is “Real America.” This one includes comment on the Alaskan Independence Party. They want to succeed from America and Todd Palin was once a member. Plus you got to love how the current mayor can’t really tell you what she does.
Finally, Jon clarifies he’s feelings regarding what Palin said:
Thanks, Jon, I couldn’t have said it better myself.
Last night Jon Stewart and The Daily Show did a great job showing that McCain’s new stump speech is the same as an old speech from the convention.
Colbert’s Word enjoyed poking at some gaffs McCain and Palin recently made.
One more, just for fun. Stewart dissing Palin:
Let me start by saying that this is my opinion. It is not something that has been specifically said by the McCain campaign.
McCain announced today that he was suspending his campaign in light of the financial crises that he helped create. Last week McCain didn’t seem to see any cause for concern. I’m glad to see that he finally acknowledges that there are problems on Wall Street.
Why, though, did he do this? Well, let’s look at what they are and aren’t saying.
First off, McCain is saying that he wants Friday’s debate to be postponed. What he isn’t saying is that McCain is afraid that questions about the economy will arise. Specific questions about his push to deregulate everything and his participation in the Keating 5. He’s saying that the fat cats on Wall Street caused the crash with their greed. What he’s not saying is that his former public face on economic policy, Carly Fiorina was fired from her CEO position at HP but left with a executive compensation package worth roughly $45 million.
What he also isn’t saying is that McCain has taken no time off from campaigning to prepare for Friday’s debate. What better way to not show that he isn’t prepared then to postpone the debate?
The McCain campaign is also saying that Palin is ready to be president. What they aren’t doing, however, is allow anyone to ask her any real questions. At least not if she hasn’t had the chance to prepare for them ahead of time. His campaign even blocked reporters from asking questions when Palin went to the UN to meet with some foreign heads of state. They could take her picture, though.
Personally, when I first heard that McCain was suspending his campaign and asking for a postponment I figured he was just scared of looking bad next to Obama. Then I thought about it some more and I decided that this would be a good time to postpone or even cancel Palin’s debate against Biden that is set for next week. Little did I know that just before I started to write this CNN would report that sure enough, they wanted to delay Palin’s debate as well.
Was this a presidental move by McCain? Hardly, it was the move of a desperate campaign that knows they are sinking fast. The nation is heading into a financial crises that McCain the deregulator helped create. They have a VP pick that can’t answer a question without sounding like a high school student trying to overwhelm with words on an essay so that no one notices she has no clue what she is saying.
McCain, if you want to prove you’re ready to be president, you need to prove you can lead without resorting to fear tactics and that you can do more than one thing at a time. Your running mate should do the same thing.
