The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[JWBear]

"A very indecent thing," said retired Air Force Col. Bud Day.

Day's appearance on the conference call spawned a new round of broadsides as the Democratic National Committee rushed to point out that Day had appeared in the so-called Swift Boat TV ads that cast aspersions during the 2004 election on the medals that Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry earned in Vietnam. Committee spokesman Damien LaVera said that McCain himself had called the Swift Boat ads "dishonest and dishonorable."

Can we say "hypocrisy" boys and girls?

[scaeagles]

Of course this is all coordinated, and I don't know why one would think otherwise. The candidate arranges with various individuals to put things on the table and then distances themselves from the statement. Not uncommon, and of course Obama is doing it.

They just want it ouu there to say (incorrectly, IMO) that McCain is not experienced in these areas and bears no special qualifications, because that is a major area that McCain has Obama beaten. Obama has no experience whatsoever, so the goal is to make McCains seem not so impressive.

Frankly, this is about the only area I do have confidence in McCain.

[scaeagles]

And by the way, Clark speaking of Kerry's involvement in Vietnam is exactly the opposite of this.....He praised these thing about Kerry in 2004 and while did not directly say that it nmade him more qualified, the implication was clearly there. Hmmm....I wonder what changed....

[Tom]

Erik Estrada endorses John McCain.

[scaeagles]

Throw that in with Stephen Baldwin (Alec's brother) and McCain has this in the bag.

[scaeagles]

Well, there wasn't any doubt, but Striesand has thrown her support behind Obama. Does any candidate really want these?

[BDBopper]

If you know me well enough you know I love a good chuckle. I'll even be amused when the jokes are at the expense of my political hero. This is a funny example and here's another one. Enjoy!

[Gemini Cricket]

The BBC News isn't perfect by any means, but I really like it when they have Q&A Articles like this one. It educates the reader and gives them a history to a current story. Lots of times, I read articles where the writer assumes the reader is up to speed.

One of the questions about the wiretap bill:

What is this issue about?

After the 9/11 attacks, the US government started to monitor e-mails and phone calls in which one participant was abroad. It did so without going to a special court to ask for a warrant, arguing that there was no time. Phone companies agreed to provide the information but were subsequently sued for breach of privacy. Taps on communications wholly within the US still need a warrant.
A temporary law, the Protect America Act, was passed last year to allow for taps without warrants but it expired in February. President George W Bush's subsequent attempt to replace the temporary law triggered a fierce battle with the US House of Representatives.

[Gemini Cricket]

A Florida man is using billboards with an image of the burning World Trade Center to encourage votes for a Republican presidential candidate, drawing criticism for politicizing the 9/11 attacks. "Please Don't Vote for a Democrat" reads the type over the picture of the twin towers after hijacked airliners hit them on September, 11, 2001.
Mike Meehan, a St. Cloud, Florida, businessman who paid to post the billboards in the Orlando area, said former President Clinton should have put a stop to Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda before 9/11. He said a Republican president would have done so.

Source

So basically, it's an ad for him to sell his single. Wow. That stinketh.

[JWBear]

Ummmm... We have a Republican President, and he hasn't done anything about bin Laden...