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Posted by Balanced View on September 5, 2008, 12:27 pm
John Galt wrote:
> Balanced View wrote:
>> John Galt wrote:
>>> Doobie Keebler wrote:
>>>> In a jaw-dropping appearance on MSNBC Thursday, McCain aide Nicole
>>>> Wallace told Time’s Jay Carney that the press wouldn’t get a chance to
>>>> take shots at the hockey mom turned McCain running mate.
>>>>
>>>> "According to Nicole Wallace of the McCain campaign, the American
>>>> people don’t care whether Sarah Palin can answer specific questions
>>>> about foreign and domestic policy. According to Wallace — in an
>>>> appearance I did with her this morning on Joe Scarborough’s show — the
>>>> American people will learn all they need to know (and all they deserve
>>>> to know) from Palin’s scripted speeches and choreographed appearances
>>>> on the campaign trail and in campaign ads."
>>>>
>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhgUvX_8Joo
>>>>
>>>> Given the highly combustible mixture that is Palin’s reed-thin resume,
>>>> radical right-wing agenda and mushrooming portfolio of scandals, Team
>>>> McCain’s effort to field the first stealth vice presidential candidate
>>>> in history comes as no surprise.
>>>
>>> If you prefer having inexperience at the top of the ticket rather
>>> than the bottom, that is entirely your affair.
>>>>
>>>> But for conservatives so found of countdowns and ticking clocks, the
>>>> question now is: when will “Disappearing Palin” meet the press?
>>>> Apparently, “Sarahcoulda,” but won’t talk to the media.
>>>>
>>>> The clock is ticking.
>>>
>>> At this point, I'd say that the McCain campaign's instincts about
>>> her have been spot on. If they keep breaking the conventional wisdom
>>> the way they are, they'll have a ten point lead in a couple of weeks.
>>>
>>> JG
>>
>> If the American people are that stupid they deserve what happens to
>> them. Republicans are running against their own record,
>> pretending that for the last eight years they didn't run the whole
>> show. I watched in total disbelief as Romney, a Ivy League-educated
>> former governor of Massachusetts blasting East Coast elites stood up
>> there and went on about " Liberals in Washington"
>> How could anyone there with an IQ over 85 not detect the bullshit of
>> such statements?
>
> Well, let me explain it.
>
> The reason that Democrats are so excellent at pulling defeat from the
> jaws of victory is that they continue to think that elections are
> about policies and philosophies rather than perception of reality. The
> GOP get this, and the Dems keep falling into the trap. Look at your
> own post -- it's seething with resentment because you can't believe
> this is happening (again)! When Obama tossed out that line months ago
> about the relative (un)importance about the flag lapel pin and
> covering his heart during the anthem, and his supporters said "good
> points all", the GOP said "We're halfway home. The Dems nominated a
> guy who doesn't understand where most of the votes come from."
>
> Now, watch the debates for the next version of this. The GOP doesn't
> have to "win" a debate (at least as judged by a professional debate
> coach) and they know it. What they need to do is come across as "more
> adult" than their opponent, because people will vote for somebody who
> "looks like" the president, not who has the best ideas or the best
> policies. Is that not obvious from the past? Mondale went on and on
> and on in erudite fashion about his economic philosophies, plans, and
> policies, and Reagan completely rebutted him (in the minds of the
> voters) with "there you go, again." End of debate.
>
> Further, more and more voters now are of the generation where they've
> heard since high school that there's a huge national debt that "they"
> will have to pay. Well, half the voters are now "they." They may be
> interested in new programs, but they are VERY interested in how
> they'll be paid for. The old liberal "this needs to be done, don't
> worry about the cost" position doesn't sell, and not even to some
> LIBERALS anymore. I've talked to more than a couple Obamaroids who
> have said, "well, we really NEED health care, but if we borrow money
> for it, we're not helping solve the larger problem", because they know
> that just re-routing borrowed money from Iraq to health care ignores
> the fiduciary responsibility of the United States of America.
>
> Bush has been irresponsible on the economy. The Dems COULD have had
> the high road on fiscal responsibility, but they marginalized the
> fiscally responsible wing of the party (the DLC) very early in the
> cycle, while they were begging for support from the KosKidlets and the
> MoveOns. In doing that, they left themselves wide open as being the
> old version "tax and spend" Democrats.
>
> It doesn't matter how much money you pour into education == 80% of the
> votes cast will be cast by down to earth people concerned with bread
> and butter issues. Those issues are "do I have a job, am I making
> enough money, how high are my taxes, and is the country safe." Simple.
> The Dems love when the economy is bad because of the first two, but
> the lance themselves in the foot each time because their fixes always
> include the wrong answer to #3, and come across as clueless on #4. The
> GOP just sits back, reminds the people how the markets work (addresses
> #1 and #2), suggests that #1 and #2 will improve if there's less
> government rather than more, implies that they will shrink government
> so they can lower #3, and then shoves #4 up the Democrats ass.
>
> Simple. And it will always work, unless the brand is tarnished by
> corruption, fiscal incompetence, or if the Dems have an unusually
> charismatic personality running.
>
> And, it appears this cycle may very well show that they can figure out
> how to lose EVEN IF all three of the above are in play. Amazing.
>
> JG
I'm well aware of all you've said, my statement asks the question "How
could anyone there with an IQ over 85 not detect the bullshit
of such statements", not how does it happen. Even "Joe Six Pack" should
be able to determine by now after eight years of republican
mismanagement that the republican platform is all smoke and mirrors. The
USA must be the only country in the world willing to elect
people based on who they would like to invite to their BBQ rather than
their intelligence.
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