and I can't take much more of this. Listening to this stupid bimbo is like listening a never-ending loop of elevator music. Why, why, why isn't Gwen Ifel demanding that she answer at least one question???
OK, it's almost ten o'clock,
- Thread starter bajaespuma
- Start date
Help Support :
She's not the train wreck that I though she would be, but I don't think she has answered any questions. You can tell what they coached her on, she keeps redirecting to those topics no matter what the question is.
She seems like she is a nice person, but she is in over her head.
She seems like she is a nice person, but she is in over her head.
Gwen Earfull is usually more animated than this.
I'm with you though. I'm through yelling at the t.v.
I'll look over a transcript later.
I'm with you though. I'm through yelling at the t.v.
I'll look over a transcript later.
Joe looks tired and sounds angry. More tired same Washington. Blah, blah, blah. At least she has more executive experience than them all. They should all stand aside and just let Sara be president.
Yeppers Peter!!!
The two of you can have her.
The two of you can have her.
LOL!
I thought they both did just fine. I could be wrong, but I doubt that this debate is going to change much of anything, and that's just fine with me.
LOL!
I thought they both did just fine. I could be wrong, but I doubt that this debate is going to change much of anything, and that's just fine with me.
I am with Robert......
I thought she did much better than I would have thought and I am happy for her for that. They both did well and it is nice to see more civilized politics this time around. I think I may start to wear a bun.........
I thought she did much better than I would have thought and I am happy for her for that. They both did well and it is nice to see more civilized politics this time around. I think I may start to wear a bun.........
They both seem to be stuck on the same things despite the questions she's asking. Byden keeps saying that McCain equals Bush, but of course, it comes from Palin recycling all the Bush cliches of the past, like not ending Iraq, tax cuts for the wealthy, etc.
NOBODY has said ANYTHING about reducing the size of the government, cutting the federal budget, slashing spending, etc. That is what would do it for me!!! Illegal immigration wasn't even mentioned either. Yes, I lean Republican, but you gotta hand it to Clinton for balancing the budget!!!
Seems like no matter who is elected here, we are going to get 4 years of the same BS...excessive spending, more socialist programs (pick which side of the aisle as to which socialist programs you want!) Bigger deficits, less freedom, that type of crap!
...at least the two agreed on same-sex partner benefits, and marriage. What's you guys thoughts on that!
NOBODY has said ANYTHING about reducing the size of the government, cutting the federal budget, slashing spending, etc. That is what would do it for me!!! Illegal immigration wasn't even mentioned either. Yes, I lean Republican, but you gotta hand it to Clinton for balancing the budget!!!
Seems like no matter who is elected here, we are going to get 4 years of the same BS...excessive spending, more socialist programs (pick which side of the aisle as to which socialist programs you want!) Bigger deficits, less freedom, that type of crap!
...at least the two agreed on same-sex partner benefits, and marriage. What's you guys thoughts on that!
I can't believe anyone would think she could even BEGIN to handle the presidency. She's in way, way over her head. As I mentioned in another thread, the bar was set so low for her after the Couric interview that she couldn't possibly fail tonight.
Having said that, she really didn't seem to be able to give direct answers to questions. Again, she doesn't know what she's talking about! Her answers were all SO coaching-by-sound-bite.
We may not like politicians, but I've seen what happens when you put a non-politician in a major office ( Jesse Ventura, as governer of Minnesota).
It may seem like a good idea when you're frustrated with Washington, but the results would be bad. Very bad. She obviously has no scope for anything past her own back yard. Let her govern Alaska.
Having said that, she really didn't seem to be able to give direct answers to questions. Again, she doesn't know what she's talking about! Her answers were all SO coaching-by-sound-bite.
We may not like politicians, but I've seen what happens when you put a non-politician in a major office ( Jesse Ventura, as governer of Minnesota).
It may seem like a good idea when you're frustrated with Washington, but the results would be bad. Very bad. She obviously has no scope for anything past her own back yard. Let her govern Alaska.
Tolerance? That was the best part!
Biden's deliberate words-in-mouth recap of "Oh, so you believe in civil rights for gay people just like I do, right, Sarah?"
*crickets chirp*
"Er..."
I loved that part too, Jeff. Hooray for tolerance! Someday I might aspire to be subhuman.
The galling part was that she noted that they wouldn't do anything to preclude things like equal visitation rights and so forth. The problem is that there is presently (in most places) nothing to provide for that in the first place.
Biden's deliberate words-in-mouth recap of "Oh, so you believe in civil rights for gay people just like I do, right, Sarah?"
*crickets chirp*
"Er..."
I loved that part too, Jeff. Hooray for tolerance! Someday I might aspire to be subhuman.
The galling part was that she noted that they wouldn't do anything to preclude things like equal visitation rights and so forth. The problem is that there is presently (in most places) nothing to provide for that in the first place.
Yeah, I don't think it changed much of anything. They both clearly have a distinct ability to recite rehearsed answers within a two minute or ninety second time limit but that's a given in televised debating. The Chatty-Cathy doll analogy was pretty spot-on for her though - no different than any other politician. Looking into the camera and actually winking at the audience (forchristsakes!!) made her look like a rank amateur - which is esentially what she is. Her "executive experience" is short, thin and littered with amateurish scandal. Declining approval ratings in her home state speak volumes of her self-titled maverick and homespun line of crap.
Biden did an excellent job of dispelling the "maverick" line of bullshit Palin and McCain keep stumping on and he did a good job summing up the fact there is very little distinction between McCain/Palin and Bush.
Biden did an excellent job of dispelling the "maverick" line of bullshit Palin and McCain keep stumping on and he did a good job summing up the fact there is very little distinction between McCain/Palin and Bush.
She wasn't as bad as I thought she'd be, but at about the 10PM point she basically quit answering the question that was asked. I sat there blinking when her answers did not relate to the question in any way.
Biden seems calm, collected and almost presidential, he handled it well. I did not detect any rancor from either of them, unlike Mcain's disdain for Obama. I like the end where they seemed to have a good conversation with their families milling around, I'd have loved to hear what they were saying.
Biden seems calm, collected and almost presidential, he handled it well. I did not detect any rancor from either of them, unlike Mcain's disdain for Obama. I like the end where they seemed to have a good conversation with their families milling around, I'd have loved to hear what they were saying.
Someone here said that Palin 'seemed nice'
'Seemed' is spot on. I know people like her and from where I'm looking I 'know' that nice she isn't. She's got a nice smile, nice dress sense and nice hair, but that's about as 'nice' as it gets. In my estimations she is a borderline sociopath, who bullies people and always has the last word on everything. One can tell that being part of her family or the receiving end of her ire wouldn't be much fun. What was all this stuff about her using her public position to make life difficult for an ex-family member and anyone else not doing her bidding? That already speaks volumes about her level of uncorruptable professionalism in politics. Be warned gentlemen, Palin is a textbook vagina dentata. ;0)
'Seemed' is spot on. I know people like her and from where I'm looking I 'know' that nice she isn't. She's got a nice smile, nice dress sense and nice hair, but that's about as 'nice' as it gets. In my estimations she is a borderline sociopath, who bullies people and always has the last word on everything. One can tell that being part of her family or the receiving end of her ire wouldn't be much fun. What was all this stuff about her using her public position to make life difficult for an ex-family member and anyone else not doing her bidding? That already speaks volumes about her level of uncorruptable professionalism in politics. Be warned gentlemen, Palin is a textbook vagina dentata. ;0)
"...at least the two agreed on same-sex partner benefits, and marriage. What's you guys thoughts on that!"
I'm not so sure about that they did agree. What really interested me was that during that part of the debate, I was in the next room, working on the computer, and half-listening. (I needed to get some stuff done last night, and--frankly--I didn't see much sense in watching the debate.) When the topic of same sex rights came up, I was jolted. Not by the answer. But something about her voice. It seemed to change. Up until then, it was well modulated. Maybe too well modulated, as if putting on an act she'd rehearsed for days. But her voice seemed--to my ears, at least--to change at times. Like when talking about gay rights.
It's hard for me to characterize, but the sense I got was that she wasn't really being honest. She was saying what she thinks certain voters want to hear, not what she really believes. (To be fair, that's nothing new in politics.)
Put it another way--if she was my daughter (God forbid!) and she had that tone of voice saying "I'm doing OK" in school, I'd probably be on the phone, talking to her teachers, finding out exactly what was going on.
I detected at least one more voice change--I think it was talking about working with the other party, putting partisanship to one side, all that usual drivel.
Overall, though, I was actually mildly impressed with Palin's performance. Some would say it was nothing more than a performance, and I won't necessarily argue with that. Yet, she does emerge better on screen than Bush ever has. And I'm sure that along the line, someone has tried to work with Bush, to make him sound better.
I'm not so sure about that they did agree. What really interested me was that during that part of the debate, I was in the next room, working on the computer, and half-listening. (I needed to get some stuff done last night, and--frankly--I didn't see much sense in watching the debate.) When the topic of same sex rights came up, I was jolted. Not by the answer. But something about her voice. It seemed to change. Up until then, it was well modulated. Maybe too well modulated, as if putting on an act she'd rehearsed for days. But her voice seemed--to my ears, at least--to change at times. Like when talking about gay rights.
It's hard for me to characterize, but the sense I got was that she wasn't really being honest. She was saying what she thinks certain voters want to hear, not what she really believes. (To be fair, that's nothing new in politics.)
Put it another way--if she was my daughter (God forbid!) and she had that tone of voice saying "I'm doing OK" in school, I'd probably be on the phone, talking to her teachers, finding out exactly what was going on.
I detected at least one more voice change--I think it was talking about working with the other party, putting partisanship to one side, all that usual drivel.
Overall, though, I was actually mildly impressed with Palin's performance. Some would say it was nothing more than a performance, and I won't necessarily argue with that. Yet, she does emerge better on screen than Bush ever has. And I'm sure that along the line, someone has tried to work with Bush, to make him sound better.
polkanut
Well-known member
I don't care what others may think but I for one will always believe that she should crawl back to her little po-dunk town and be a grandmother to her underage daughter's child, and leave the rest of the world alone with her smarmy ideas & attitude.
toggleswitch2
Well-known member
- Joined
- May 23, 2008
- Messages
- 5,000
Just remember world, Americans are not necessarily like thei
Ah smells a landslide election this time around.
And as such there will be little need to rig the election.
Let us all pray that the winner is not (at all like)the Anti-christ or the world-terrorist war-mongering inbred buffoons of the past and present.
and (tongue-in cheeck...[I said cheek not cheeks])-
G-d bless America, honey....because nobody else will.
Ah smells a landslide election this time around.
And as such there will be little need to rig the election.
Let us all pray that the winner is not (at all like)the Anti-christ or the world-terrorist war-mongering inbred buffoons of the past and present.
and (tongue-in cheeck...[I said cheek not cheeks])-
G-d bless America, honey....because nobody else will.
