Tag Archives: Election

Is Sarah Palin Smarter Than a Third Grader?

I literally LOLed at this Campaign Comment from Keith Olbermann. How can anyone vote for the ticket with this woman on it? A woman who, while seemingly genial enough, you betcha, has not grasped the fundamental aspects of the job she is running for — a relatively straightforward position at that?  A woman who has […]

The Result of Fearmongering, Crystallized

This is what happens when you run a campaign based on distortions, lies and fearmongering.  This is what happens when you continually ask “Who IS Barack Obama?”, implying that he’s not “one of us”.  This is what happens when just about every commercial, every stump speech, every FW: FW: Fw: email claims that his opponent “pals […]

McCain Loses His Head

George Will on John McCain’s “Off With His Head!” political philosophy. Excerpt: Conservatives who insist that electing McCain is crucial usually start, and increasingly end, by saying he would make excellent judicial selections. But the more one sees of his impulsive, intensely personal reactions to people and events, the less confidence one has that he […]

McCain is Lame, Doesn’t Know Who Reigns in Spain

Listen as John McCain refuses to answer a direct question numerous times in an effort to mask the fact that he does not know Prime Minister Zapatero of Spain. In his evasive responses, it almost sounds as if McCain is lumping him in with “those who would do harm to our country”, and that he’s […]

John McCain: Delivering Us From ‘Evil’

Chris Kelly has a funny, brief piece on today’s Huffington Post about John McCain’s vapid, shallow ‘responses’ to substantial issues (and a bit about more Palin lies): “Evil must be defeated!” — John McCain 8/16/08 “Enough is enough! We’re going to put an end to greed!” — John McCain 9/17/08 America’s choice is clear. Barack […]