(OT) What do you think?

...and Cary Burnore can't read for comprehension either! I said you were projecting your own hatred, I didn't say anything about you hating blacks.

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"Gary L. Burnore" wrote. You're a lying f*ck. You're also a coward for not being able to admit

2 questions. Do you ever get sick of projecting your own weaknesses on others? Do you honestly believe not reading his posts is hurting anyone but yourself?

Your absence is no loss hater Gary Burnore.

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"Gary L. Burnore" wrote.

No, Obama's color won. He's a loser and so is America for allowing the warm and fuzzy vote to win. One only needs to look at the lack of improvement in the economy since the unqualified Obama took office to know he has no place in the oval office.

Whine whine whine hater Gary Burnore, because that's all you know, and that's all you're worth.

Econo-cars

LOL, a flying pig may be the best choice for office in this age of senseless decisions.

My use of Oprah was to say that the majority of voters will go with popularity before common sense, and to point out that if a woman is ever elected it would have to a be a black woman that is famous around the world. Actual qualifications will have little to do with electing a woman. The majority of women with actual qualifications will get torn to shreds in the media for the dumbest of things like using 1 ply instead of triple ply.

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I got that -- popularity over common sense. My point was that Oprah might actually be an even worse choice, showing that popularity over common sense drives far too many voter's decisions.

One problem is that some of the women -- Pelosi among them -- have a huge bank of qualifications but are immensely unpopular. If you put Pelosi against Palin, Palin wins by a landslide.

Twice as Governor? I think you are mistaken on that one, Mike.

And while Alaska is huge by land mass, it is tiny by population. It is a misnomer to say "largest state in the union," when discussing her qualifications.

Besides the fact that she quit in the middle of her governorship.

The problem is that people will vote for her based on her rah-rah pep rally type of personality vs. actual qualifications. If you want a P-R person for one's party, fine. Otherwise, IMO, forget it. (Nevermind the fact that I disagree with most of her views.)

Facts - jeez, they're such a PITA when they get in the way of one's stated POV. ;-P

Cathy

More than Obama, but not Biden.

Large by land mass only. It is among the smaller states by population.

Your logic needs some fine-tuning, apparently. Since I lean a bit to the left of center on the political spectrum, your knee-jerk reaction is to assume all sorts of things, which in reality, have no basis in fact. I'm slightly fiscally conservative for example, but tend to be left of center re: many social issues. I like Hilary - always have. I respect her.

I've had a bunch of women bosses (principals & a superintendent) & liked most of them - depended upon their effectiveness & personalities. One of them was an *excellent* principal - loved working for her. Intelligent, knowledgeable, organized, realistic, & pleasant w. a good sense of humor, all in one package.

Unfortunately I don't have much respect for Sarah Palin. She quit in the middle of her elected term, she advocates abstinence-only - gee, where'd

*that* get her teen-aged daughter?, she's pro-hunting - from the air no less (that is *not* sport), she doesn't appear to be knowledgeable re: world affairs, etc., etc., etc. She *does* have grit & an aptitude for PR - I 'll give her that. But that's as far as I'm willing to go in her case.

Cathy

Deleware is small in size, but has a population that rivals Alaska, and Biden was Senator for a very long time after serving as the representative for a long time.

Biden, while unpopular, has a wealth of experience. All I's saying is that your comparison doesn't hold up, and you should stop making it. I'm not a Biden supporter, I'm just saying that you cannot challenge his qualification on the basis of his experience. You can challenge his fitness on the basis of him being a dunce, but not on experience. He's got plenty of experience, especially when measured against other senators that went on to become President.

I'm from Canada, so I know what I say won't and shouldn't make any difference to who you vote for in your own country. As I figure, if Palin gets democratically voted in as your next president, you will deserve everything that's coming to you. That in itself is a pretty scary scenario, considering your country is reeling from an unnecessary war with Iraq, troops are still pouring into Afghanistan, and worthless money is flooding your economy to support the illusion of a slow financial recovery. Thrusting a fresh faced screeching naive bible thumper into the White House to cure your ills would be like using gas to put out a fire. I wish you all the best of luck!

If she was an Independent or a Democrat, her stances - at least most of them - would be different from what they are. Which would mean that I would be more likely to agree with her POV on various issues. However, if she appeared to be ignorant of world affairs - simply lacked the background knowledge needed to goverrn - I would not support her.

So is Hillary on one hand.. On her other hand she is trying to help ramrod this new fangled UN gun treaty crap through so everyone has to jump through hoops to own a gun. They also want to outlaw all semi-auto's, and all kinds of other pervasive communist crap.. You can't trust any of them because they all say whatever it is the current people in the room want to hear. :(

At least a portion of her "ignorance of world affairs," and the "lack of background knowledge needed to govern," stem directly from her NOT being a Democrat with a POV that you are predisposed to agree with.

An example of this might be, Barack Obama. Clearly his ability to deal successfully in world affairs has been a disaster. Not a complete failure by any stretch -- even a broken clock is right once in a while -- but look at his recent trips abroad where he did not get anything from anybody. Well, he did blame America, again, so it wasn't a complete flop.

The point isn't that his trip didn't pan out well, it's that he has a POV that you agree with because he's a Democrat. Because he's a Democrat then he gets the benefit of doubt that he is knowledgeable in world affairs, and has the background knowledge to govern.

If Palin (as President) went abroad to meet with virtually all of the world's leaders and came home without any achievement favorable to the US position in economics, human rights, manufacturing, or any of the other long list of interests, the Dems and the media would be screaming at the top of their lungs at, "what a dismal failure this woman is."

I'm not against the standard being used, but I question the application of it. Clearly there is a double. That is the problem.

Really, Mike? No wonder why so many around the world hate Americans?

Econo-cars

I guess the whole world is too young to remember, because the global opinion is to give the most thanks to the Canadian and British troops. The world remembers the Americans showing up only AFTER the threat was being felt on American soil, which was AFTER British and Canadian troops had already put their lives on the line for OTHER countries..

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You dwell in a bubble that clearly has an air that causes hallucinations.

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Why were all countries worldwide reluctant to help with the USA in its invasion on Afghanistan?

Why has the mighty USA troops failed to locate Osama Bin Laden?

Who located Hussein?

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