The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[BarTopDancer]

Your comment and the comparisons made by Fiorina. And I knew even less about baseball back then.

I just saw you google searched shiny taco boobies. That mental image is hilarious.

[innerSpaceman]

Yes, and i daresay better than anything he was hoping for with that word combo on google images.

[Strangler Lewis]

Originally Posted by Alex

I can understand wondering about a Prius and pro-McCain (though his daughter, who is campaigning actively for him, drives a Prius; an issue that came up recently at a Detroit stop when an autoworker asked if he has purchased this non-American car for her).

Not sure why there's dissonance between a Prius and pro-vet, though. I know plenty of pro-vet hippies.

They weren't "support our troops-bring 'em home stickers." And they became less so being next to McCain stickers.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Alex

I feel bad for Carly Fiorina.

Just to get my facts straight. Is this the same "Carly Fiorina" formerly of Hewlett Packard?

The same one who left HP in disgrace due to illegal activity?
The same one that order hired goons to illegally tap the personal cell and home phones of not only HP employees but members of the press as well?

That Carly Fiorina? And now she is working for McCain?

[scaeagles]

Just to go along with my conspiratorial Hillary-working-behind-the-scenes-to-defeat-Obama theory, a couple of interesting things of note.

First,

Lynn Forester de Rothschild, a prominent Hillary Clinton supporter and member of the Democratic National Committee’s Platform Committee, will endorse John McCain for president on Wednesday, her spokesman tells CNN.

And secondly, while I have no exact quote, one of Hillary's (former? not sure if he still is) chief strategists - Mark Penn - has been chastizing the media for their treatment of Palin, basically saying that Obama as the presidential candidate has not received anything close to the anal exam Palin is getting (this is not to spark a debate as to if that's true or not, just citing what he's said).

I am sure these two individuals are relatively close to Hillary. These two things in particular seem to support my theory that while she's going to play nice for appearances sake, she does not want Obama to win, and will have those close to her doing the dirty work and saying the critical words.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Just to go along with my conspiratorial Hillary-working-behind-the-scenes-to-defeat-Obama theory

And in other breaking news, the sun did in fact rise today on schedule.

[scaeagles]

Not everyone here subscribes to my conspiratorial theory - in fact, just the opposite, really.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Not everyone here subscribes to my conspiratorial theory - in fact, just the opposite, really.

Really? They should recognize that even a blind squirrel occasionally finds a nut.

[flippyshark]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Just to go along with my conspiratorial Hillary-working-behind-the-scenes-to-defeat-Obama theory, a couple of interesting things of note.

I can't be sure you aren't right. If so, it's dispiriting, as is just about everything involved with this and nearly every election. Somebody ( I wish I could remember who) once said something along the lines of: those people who have the drive and ambition to become president are those we should least want to lead us.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by flippyshark

Somebody ( I wish I could remember who) once said something along the lines of: those people who have the drive and ambition to become president are those we should least want to lead us.

Originally Posted by Douglas Adams

Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.

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