tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post7565063225985364113..comments2023-10-29T06:41:23.910-07:00Comments on Halfway There: John McCain's secret planZenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-2148662424434342302008-06-11T05:00:00.000-07:002008-06-11T05:00:00.000-07:00I love the signs, though.Notice the operative phra...I love the signs, though.<BR/><BR/>Notice the operative phrase "was a Republican".<BR/><BR/>If he were alive today, would he be a Republican, the party that routinely blocks civil rights laws?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-62511020636122566752008-06-10T15:35:00.000-07:002008-06-10T15:35:00.000-07:00VP: Joe BidenEdwards: Secretary HHSClinton: Suprem...VP: Joe Biden<BR/>Edwards: Secretary HHS<BR/>Clinton: Supreme Court<BR/><BR/>Well, we can all dream...The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-16166575902898071072008-06-09T09:22:00.000-07:002008-06-09T09:22:00.000-07:00For a long time, conventional wisdom (at least in ...For a long time, conventional wisdom (at least in my world) was that the first black president would be a Republican, as a Democratic black president would be too threatening.<BR/><BR/>I bet there are a lot of high-powered black Republicans who are hella chagrined right now. Maybe it will encourage them to take another look at their party.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-21777135862295293442008-06-09T05:08:00.000-07:002008-06-09T05:08:00.000-07:00Yes, Hardheaded Liberal, it was most definitely a ...Yes, Hardheaded Liberal, it was most definitely a fundraising letter and a choice example of the genre. Treating it "seriously" was the whole point of the post. Yes, I know: easy target.<BR/><BR/>Don't worry, JGabriel, I have no intention of being complacent concerning the need to work hard again McCain. The media keeps treating McCain with kid gloves and that permits him to remain close to Obama in the early polls. We need to expose his absurdities so that the misnamed "Straight Talk Express" goes straight into the electoral dumpster.Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-5335566215526074202008-06-09T03:18:00.000-07:002008-06-09T03:18:00.000-07:00Zeno! Eloquent post...But everyone in this thread ...Zeno! Eloquent post...<BR/><BR/>But everyone in this thread is forgetting one small point.<BR/><BR/>The letter was a <I>fund raising letter</I> designed to pick the pockets of any foolish elderly whites who might be so mired in stereotypes and racial anxiety that they would jump at the chance to send these fraudsters some money that the contributors cannot reasonably spare from their own budgets.<BR/><BR/>Don't get sucked into spending time on sophisticated analysis of the fantastical thinking set out in such scams. The letter senders may not even be trying to raise money to spend on supporting McCain, as opposed to supporting their own lifestyles!<BR/><BR/>Maybe the best response to such junque mail is to forward it to the state Consumer Fraud Division, to suggest an investigation into the bona fides of the folks who are soliciting contributions!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-7276066168733492682008-06-09T02:41:00.000-07:002008-06-09T02:41:00.000-07:00the NBRA has about as much chance of succeeding as...the NBRA has about as much chance of succeeding as a mosquito has to fly from Alberta to Guatemala. <BR/><BR/>Do they really think that Blacks will vote for McMoron, the man who voted against civil rights legislation, refused to vote for MLK's holiday,voted against Katrina relief AND posed for a picture with Bush while New Orleans got flooded. Do they think we're stupid or something??? <BR/><A>http://truth-about-mccain.blogspot.com/</A><BR/><BR/>AND the man has the gall to show up in Kenner surrounded by a rogue's gallery of racists like the founder of Stormfront, the most racist website around. (See the same website listed above).<BR/>Honestly, is this the purpose of the Black Republicans? To get us to vote for white supremacists?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-29517009537954542242008-06-08T12:56:00.000-07:002008-06-08T12:56:00.000-07:00Zeno: "I know that people feel an obligation to pr...Zeno: "I know that people feel an obligation to predict a close presidential race, but all signs point to a blow-out for Obama."<BR/><BR/>It's not just an obligation. I hope and believe that it will be a blowout, but - right now - the numbers aren't there.<BR/><BR/>Check out FiveThirtyEight.com, Pollster.com, and 270ToWin.com.<BR/><BR/>Obviously, the idea of McCain getting 25% of the black vote is insane. Against Obama, McCain will be lucky to hit 5%.<BR/><BR/>That said, the electoral vote numbers are very close, and McCain is leading in several states we need to win, Michigan especially, but also Missourri, Nevada, and New Hampshire. <BR/><BR/>The polls are close in Iowa & Wisconsin and tied up in Ohio & New Mexico - both states where Kerry was leading in 2004, but that the Republicans managed to 'win' via a combination of dirty tricks.<BR/><BR/>Like you, I'm hoping for a blowout, and fully expect that the margins in close Blue states will widen, and that Obama will flip the close Red states once the campaign is under way and people start comparing Obama and McCain in the debates. Hell, I'm even hoping we can win Virginia.<BR/><BR/>In the meantime, it's foolish to count McCain out while he still enjoys broad support among moderates due to misleadingly positive, 'Maverick'-y, media coverage.<BR/><BR/>Maybe by the end of July or August we'll be able to confidently predict a blowout. Until then, until the polling numbers are there, we shouldn't - it just generates complacency when we need people active in the campaign to ensure we win.<BR/><BR/>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-90530719986201397552008-06-08T10:00:00.000-07:002008-06-08T10:00:00.000-07:00I still can't help but think people should insist ...I still can't help but think people should insist on calling it the "Republan party" as long as they insist on talking about the "Democrat party". What's ic for the goose is ic for the gander.<BR/><BR/>I hope you're right. I seem to recall something about the Republan's success in getting away making taxcuts <I>&c</I> for the rich is down to 'the american dream'. Everybody expects that someday <I>they'll</I> be rich.<BR/><BR/><BR/>What should we foreigners hope for in regards to Clinton? Veep is out of the question, of course, since half the Dems hate her. It'd be a nice gesture to offer her the job, of course, <I>if</I> one could be sure she'd turn it down.<BR/><BR/>But does she have a place in the cabinet? Minister of health? Or Attourney general? In charge of the war crimes tribunal against the current government? (A guy can dream, can't he?)<BR/><BR/>Or is she a stealth neocon too? I seem recall a rather disturbing analysis of her participation in prayer groups recently.<BR/><BR/>Personally I hope she checks out, in which case I'd love to see Obama choose an old, experienced, white man as his veep (sad, yes, but so is life). Kerry would make me very happy, but I think I've heard Edwards mentioned.<BR/><BR/>This older guy could then bow out after the first term at which point Obama would hopefully have had enough success to carry over Clinton as VP for the second term, positioning her for the lead in 2016. At which point she could put Obama on the Supreme Court just like Taft (Obama is a constitunial lawyer, right ...?).<BR/><BR/>I'll stop fantasising now and just cross my fingers.Jens Knudsen (Sili)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14078875730565068352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-8170580642835838572008-06-08T05:27:00.000-07:002008-06-08T05:27:00.000-07:00“the Democrat Party is as it always has been, the ...<I>“the Democrat Party is as it always has been, the party of the four S's: Slavery, Secession, Segregation and now Socialism.”</I><BR/><BR/>Wow. Just... wow.<BR/><BR/>Doesn't she see that socialism is diametrically opposed to slavery, segregation, and thus this particular secession?<BR/><BR/>IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH<BR/>-- 1984<BR/><BR/>and even ignorance doesn't protect you any more!<BR/>-- The Lion KingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com