Election Thread 2008 MAKE SURE YOU VOTE

[cka]

Nader is a king among men

king among men

[Bacon McShig]

I've heard Palin called "the future of the Republican Party" a dozen times today.

I can't believe conservatives are missing the point so goddamn hard. Palin didn't win a damn voter that wasn't already Republican and she sent many, many potential ones running for the hills. This woman should be picking Dr. Scholls out of her ass with how hard the party should be booting her out of the spotlight.

They have the perfect opportunity to distance themselves from the regressive bullshit she represented and make themselves viable again, it's sitting right there for the taking. Instead, they pick up the ball and head right towards their own end zone.

This shit makes me want to scream. I may lean left but it's in everyone's best interest that parties better themselves, I want so hard to see elections where I have to make a pained decision between two quality candidates. But no sir, You Betcha McGoo is the shining beacon we need to move towards!

FUCK.

[MVS]

I've heard Palin called "the future of the Republican Party" a dozen times today.

I can't believe conservatives are missing the point so goddamn hard. Palin didn't win a damn voter that wasn't already Republican and she sent many, many potential ones running for the hills. This woman should be picking Dr. Scholls out of her ass with how hard the party should be booting her out of the spotlight.

They have the perfect opportunity to distance themselves from the regressive bullshit she represented and make themselves viable again, it's sitting right there for the taking. Instead, they pick up the ball and head right towards their own end zone.

This shit makes me want to scream. I may lean left but it's in everyone's best interest that parties better themselves, I want so hard to see elections where I have to make a pained decision between two quality candidates. But no sir, You Betcha McGoo is the shining beacon we need to move towards!

FUCK.

From foxnews, just now:

"We're told she didn't know what countries were in NAFTA. We're told she didn't know Africa was a continent, rather than a series of countries."

[Andrew]

I don't think she was that bad.

[burgundy]

YOU VOTED FOR BOB BARR

[Bacon McShig]

With all due respect, then you are a fucking moron.

Did you hear the Sarkozy prank call to her? She honestly thought she was speaking to a head of state, and she interacted with him like the wacky aunt from a National Lampoon movie. She is not national office material by any stretch of the imagination.

[Brisco Bold]

But she has executive experience.

[Andrew]

YOU VOTED FOR BOB BARR

And you voted for Jimmy Carter Redux Barack Obama. I really hope it plays out well, but what little we have on his track record doesn't set my heart aflutter with hope. And the "one heartbeat" line can be applied to his ticket as well... holy fuck.

There is some good news coming from this, though. Essentially, the Democrats are no longer in a position to whine. The ball is in their court.

Health care for everyone? Get on it.

Alternative fuels? Make it happen.

End the Iraq War? Any day now.

Illegal amnesty? Just a penstroke away.

Balanced budget? Chop chop.

All the obstacles have been removed. We'll see between now and 2010 whether or not the Dems actually give a shit about the pet causes of the true believers. We'll see...

[Andrew]

With all due respect, then you are a fucking moron.

Did you hear the Sarkozy prank call to her? She honestly thought she was speaking to a head of state, and she interacted with him like the wacky aunt from a National Lampoon movie. She is not national office material by any stretch of the imagination.

1. It was a private conversation, not a press conference. I talk very differently with my subordinates outside of work than I do at work.

2. She was handed the phone by a handler, who should have fucking known better.

3. I don't know what Sarkozy sounds like, either.

4. When the joke was revealed, she actually sounded pretty hip to the whole thing, until the mortified handler took the phone away.

[Brisco Bold]

Squall, please. The election's over. Why are you defending her? She's a moron.

She also did this:

One senior aide said that Nicolle Wallace had told Palin to buy three suits for the convention and hire a stylist. But instead, the vice presidential nominee began buying for herself and her family—clothes and accessories from top stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus. According to two knowledgeable sources, a vast majority of the clothes were bought by a wealthy donor, who was shocked when he got the bill. Palin also used low-level staffers to buy some of the clothes on their credit cards. The McCain campaign found out last week when the aides sought reimbursement. One aide estimated that she spent "tens of thousands" more than the reported $150,000, and that $20,000 to $40,000 went to buy clothes for her husband. Some articles of clothing have apparently been lost. An angry aide characterized the shopping spree as "Wasilla hillbillies looting Neiman Marcus from coast to coast," and said the truth will eventually come out when the Republican Party audits its books.

Yeah, not that bad.