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itsalljustaride comments on Let's Get Political

itsalljustaride — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:42:34 +0000

Bob Barr is against any and all laws relating to gun ownership. Even registration. Pretty lame in my book. I get the "right to bear arms" argument, and wouldn't want to infringe on someone's right to protect themselves, etc, but going so far as to say "we don't even want to have to register our guns!" is lame. Libertarians have some ok arguments regarding the economy and civil liberties, but they too often run off the tracks into kookville themselves. I wish the 3rd parties just generally didn't feel like they had to be the ultra-radical equivalents to the mainstream parties on every issue.

Jeff comments on Let's Get Political

Jeff — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:53:45 +0000

Well said Mitch. I think the world is ready for a US President of intelligent reason. I think Obama is that person.

Whiney Momma comments on Dads Will Be Dads

Whiney Momma — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:15:47 +0000

I have a feeling "fun areas" will be a free ticket to your blog via google searches soon.

creative-type dad comments on Dads Will Be Dads

creative-type dad — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:40:14 +0000

You're one brave guy.

If I wrote about some other sexy lady's fun areas, I would get my wifes' fun area passport revoked for a really, really long time.

Heather @ Cool Zebras comments on Let's Get Political

Heather @ Cool Zebras — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:03:02 +0000

Interesting post. I try not to talk politics. I have opinions but I've chosen to keep them to myself most of the time. I'm sure if you followed me around on the Internet you'd figure out where I stand...but no one is going to do that. I'm not that interesting.

Like how I made my comment all about me?

Alice H comments on Let's Get Political

Alice H — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:02:56 +0000

I'm sorry to hear you say this, Mitch.

I'm not voting for McCain to punish the country, and I'm not supporting Palin because she's pro-life. I'm voting McCain-Palin because there's something to be said for someone who repeatedly said that Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae were a risk to our entire country, rather than choosing someone who chose people who ran those institutions as advisors. Both McCain and Palin have a history of cleaning up government. I don't refuse to take a woman seriously because she participated in a beauty pageant to pay her way through college, and I don't judge someone based on a single interview. If you're paying close attention, the other meet and greets she's done since then are quite impressive, and I'd rather have someone who can speak well to a foreign or domestic leader than someone who can speak well to a reporter. And if you're judging someone based on how well they can speak, I suggest you go find the videos of what happens to Obama when his teleprompter dies. These are not things the mainstream media wants you to know, as it's come to the point where they are freely admitting that they realize they've lost credibility as news sources, and putting Obama into office is their last hoorah.

Obama's record (what we can see of it, anyway - he's done a remarkable job of being very secretive and the things that are now coming to life are pretty disturbing) includes repeatedly raising taxes, and spending a hundred million dollars through an educational foundation in Chicago that did nothing to improve the actual quality of the schools. He has a repeated record of establishing long-term friendships and being mentored by people who who hate our country, who say they should have planted more domestic terror bombs and who say "God D*mn America" and who think killing Sharon Tate and stabbing her in her pregnant belly with a fork was "wild". I know there are a ton of good people on the left, even on the extremist left, so I can't understand why anyone who loves our country would choose to repeatedly associate themselves with people who hate it so passionately.

I can't understand why a party that so fervently promised to end the war and did nothing about it when they were in office should remain there. I don't see the Democratic party as a party that stands by their convictions, whether it's ending the war, equal rights regardless of race color or religion, or equal rights based on sexual orientation. A lot of promises are made to get in office, but whether they are upheld after someone is in office is another story.

Mocha Dad comments on Let's Get Political

Mocha Dad — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:35:05 +0000

I agree that this country needs a break from the Bush policies. We need to rebuild our economy, our government, and our global reputation.

Whit comments on Let's Get Political

Whit — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:19:48 +0000

And apparently my name is now Whitq.

Whitq comments on Let's Get Political

Whitq — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:18:31 +0000

I've entertained the idea of supporting third party candidates in the past, but not this year- every vote is too important to waste (fuck you, electoral college) on someone that has absolutely no chance of winning. That said, I've been in camp Obama since day one and I'm excited about what he brings to the table. Sure, there are things I don't like- for instance his need to cater to the religious right and his non-stance on gay marriage, but frankly, McCain scares me and Palin makes me want to move my family to Canada.

BTW, I heard that Obama is promising free Photoshop tutorials to all Americans should he win.

yellojkt comments on Let's Get Political

yellojkt — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:37:29 +0000

I voted for a third party last time because I wasn't going to pull the lever for Bush again. But I live in Maryland which is deep deep blue, so it doesn't matter.