The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[Gn2Dlnd]

Originally Posted by Nephythys

-and he WAS referring to the troops-

Honestly, how do you get that?

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Originally Posted by Nephythys

-and he WAS referring to the troops- I guess McCain is oblivious too, didn't "get it"

Sorry, I'm not seeing the reason for outrage either. And yet, I would be surprised if there is any republican out there that isn't making sure that everyone knows how incredibly outrageous this is. I would expect nothing less with an election coming up. They can't talk about Iraq, they can't talk about the economy, they can't talk about making the world safer. They can't talk about any of these without everyone realizing how full of crap they are.

They are about to lose their all-encompassing power and they are grasping furiously at any possible way to deflect the attention away from the real issues, the ones that they have failed miserably at. That's all this is, a smoke screen and feigned outrage at one line of a speech that had little to do with the troops and everything to do with their inability to do anything to fix the education system in this country, a system that is failing way too many of our kids, who graduate unable to read and write and can either go to Burger King or into the military.

Sorry, I'm not buying this outrage, no matter how many times the republicans stomp their feet and tell me this is despicable. What is despicable is that our fine soldiers have been turned into cannon fodder in a war that NEVER should have been started in the first place, by a bunch of guys who had better things to do when their country called on them.

[Nephythys]

There will be no meeting of the minds- because it's an idiotic merry go round of different views and no way to validate one over the other.

You're my friend MBC- despite the fact that we seem to be on opposite sides of the world these days.

[JWBear]

Can someone please explain what was so offensive about his remarks? I really don't understand the outrage.

[Alex]

False outrage is the primary tool of modern American politics. It's quite boring, really, and I just ignore it from both sides.

Now that I'm working again and its the week before MouseAdventure, that is all the political talking you'll get out of me.

[BarTopDancer]

So what's going to happen before the election?

Are we going to find Bin Ladden?
Are we suddenly going to pull out of Iraq?
Is there going to be some immenent threat that only Bush and his cronies can protect us from?
Will we find WMDs in Iraq?
Will N. Korea pull out of talks and threaten to bomb CA?
Will gas drop drastically?

[scaeagles]

Not going to find bin Laden.
Not going to pull out of Iraq.
There never was the words imminent threat. It was "gathering threat".
Already found some (I know! They were very old)
N. Korea is led by a madman and is unpredictable.
Gas prices are a function of the market and oil supply, and is far too complex to be controlled by any person.

I realize those were rhetorical, but iI suppose I didn't have a very good breakfast.

[Nephythys]

I guess I would feel there was a point- except for the fact that it is not just the right or the conservatives that feel outrage about it- or who think it was an asinine insulting thing to say.

This is not ME misinterpreting something- or if so I am in vast company.

[SacTown Chronic]

If Kerry apologizes for this, I'm going to kick him in the nuts if I ever get close enough to him.


Asinine, Neph? Does that mean you preach military service over education to your children? Or are Kerry's words closer to what you say in private than you care to admit?

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Nephythys

This is not ME misinterpreting something- or if so I am in vast company.

No one has yet been able to communicate exactly what the offensive interpretation is.