It really disappoints me that Barack Obama has stooped to the low level of McCain in terms of opponent bashing – allthough I do understand the motivation and the sad fact that he probably has to do this.
What really insults me is the fact the McCain, who I used to at least respect as an individual, has apparently ditched all of his moral standards just to win.
I’m sick of this whole thing being about winning and not at all about what’s good for the country.
Are we really still that stupid and petty as a nation that all we care about is who is carrying the biggest stick?
When I was in high school, I remember a history teacher talking about the bell curve and civilization — that all countries throughout history have shown the same rate of decline as they did of acceleration. At that time, the teacher thought that we were at the peak of curve and probably not too far from beginning the decline.
Sadly, I’m really starting to think he might have been right.
I guess we’ll know in November…..
I am sick beyond description of the deceptive, manipulative, insulting and flat-out lying coming from the Republican side of the presidential race this year. Granting, slash and burn and politics has been the Republican way for a good number of elections now and it has typically worked, but this year it bothers me evn more than usual.
This is not a game people! This election is far, far too important to our nation to turn it into the kind of idiocy that’s being done. And what concerns me is how many people are actually buying it!
Are we such a crass and fear-driven nation that simply waving a flag is all we need to be convinced? Have we become that simplistic and “sound bite driven” that this is all we think we need to know?
It saddens me immensely that we have a candidate (whether or not you agree with him) who is willing to speak respectfully and acknowledge and honor different views as he presents his own. He has immense style and grace – something we haven’t seen in a long, long itme. But he’s being turned into a cartoon character.
It disgusts me that the Repulican party actually turned his popularity into a bad thing by doing the whole “rock star” insanity. Tell me how it’s a bad thing that the rest of the world thinks he’s a person who brings hope and excitement to the world – not just to our nation. And this is BAD????????
And then there’s the whole Sarah Palin thing — bluntly, it makes me want to throw up.
If the Republicans pull this off, it tells me that we have become a nation that I’m not at all sure I want to be part of any more. It would mean that darkness and fear has settled onto us – and that is definitely not the America that I believe in.
The more I watch the ridiculous spectacle of the Republican convention, the more disgusted I become. First of all, the choice of Sarah Palin (could easily be “Putin” — they have a lot in common) is really an insult to every woman’s intelligence. And it’s so clearly pandering — trying to appease both those of us who happen to have vaginas and right-wing conservatives. What idiocy!
As Fred Thompson said during his convention speech – she’s the only candidate who can field dress a moose. That’s clearly something we need in a potential president – especially one with the largest military force and involved in the most remote parts of the world. (On the other other hand, if the republicans actually pull this off this time, we might all wind up living in the woods soon and needing to know how to field dress a moose!)
Someone sent me an email that said that a vote for McCain/Palin would be like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders. That pretty much sums it up for me.
How stupid do they think we are???????
This really infuriates, insults, and at the same time, saddens me. What kind of a country have we become?
If the republicans manage to win this election, I am seriously considering moving out of the country – becuase is NOT the country that I believe in.
