2008 US Presidential Election - Page 3

On October 13 2008 06:50 KOFgokuon wrote:
carnac listed his reasons for closing that thread, and none of them mentioned the discussion about palin vs biden's intelligence or "obama wants slavery"

On October 13 2008 06:34 Jibba wrote:
Questioning Palin's intelligence is perfectly valid because it's clear she does not have much knowledge of any issue nor is she inquisitive enough to gain adequate understanding of them. And you know, character does matter to some people, but it needs to be accurate. I know we've got some virtue ethics supporters here so for them private character is a justifiable discussion.

The problem is that you morons keep responding to evandi when he's clearly just looking to incite you with talking points and the rest of the mess regurgitated on Hannity's forums. Even Savio shies away from some critical questions or pieces of logic.

To be perfectly honest, we'd have much better discussions with some Ron Paul supporters who could at least make a case for limited government and non-interventionist foreign policy.


BTW, not that many people care about foreign policy anymore (even though they should) but I think the N. Korea watch list removal hurts McCain.

On October 13 2008 07:10 D10 wrote:
Everytime Evandi starts on a Troll rampage ill just post this and a big caps GO OBAMA until he leaves.

http://www.politico.com/convention/swingstate.html

GO OBAMA!!!

On October 13 2008 07:37 TeCh)PsylO wrote:
Evandi, now all your posts are in relation to your previous posts. What people are complaining about is your lack of content. People respect Savio's post because he brings content in a mature manner. If you want to discuss the election, talk about policies, campaign tactics, polls, something...

On October 13 2008 07:30 Funnytoss wrote:
I think there's actually the possibility that the race is significantly closer than the poll numbers indicate - if only because people lie in them, particularly if they aren't comfortable saying that they won't vote for Obama because of the racial factor.

On October 13 2008 05:46 aRod wrote:
What lessons do you think all politicians should take from the GOP's worst blunder since george W Bush?

On October 13 2008 05:50 ahrara_ wrote:
I think Palin played a role, but she also did a good job of firing up the conservative base. The enthusiasm rating for McCain's campaign jumped by some 20 points after her selection. Ultimately, it was the economy that did McCain in. It has less to do with his performance as a candidate than just bad luck. "The fundamentals of the economy are strong" is a line for the ages baby.

On October 13 2008 06:33 Doctorasul wrote:
I wonder where Republicans would be without the propaganda machine hiding under the slogan "Fair and Balanced". Really, most non-Americans are astonished people like McCain/Palin are even considered for high office; I think part of the explanation is Fox News. Take an extremely religious population that is used to arguments from authority, a population that has almost achieved a majority in accepting creationism over evolution, and broadcast to them well-polished propaganda 24/7 for a few years, exacerbating their fear of foreigners, fear of other races, fear of other faiths, fear of socialism, instill in them the concept that being against Republican ideals is unpatriotic (until a month ago being a critic of Bush was the same as being un-American, same for pro-choice, same for atheism, etc.), and pretty soon you'll have a loyal following that has no problem believing Fox News is telling the truth while the rest of the media is lying.

Then you can make stuff up and they'll gobble it up in a second.

On October 13 2008 09:47 Savio wrote:


I would have preferred Romney as #2. Nobody could say he isn't smart enough or knowledgeable enough and he had already been vetted and never faltered in an interview or debate. Some people would still hate him because they disagree with him, but thats just life.

On October 13 2008 06:42 evandi wrote:


You like Savio because Savio isn't disagreeing with you on issues you worship with religious fervor.

Savio is probably afraid of ending up like me.

EDIT: Savio probably doesn't want to be called a troll and ignored.

On October 13 2008 10:10 Jibba wrote:
This isn't exactly related, but I found it hilarious nonetheless. Mike Huckabee has his own television show on Fox and it's actually less partisan than most shows on Fox/MSNBC, but it's also incredibly stupid.

He's basically asking house moms and Chuck Norris what we should do about the economy. EXCELLENT CHOICE

On October 13 2008 10:10 Savio wrote:


eh?




I was not accepted at first. You can even see a few calls to ban me WAY back when. Its hard for conservatives to be accepted here. It takes consistent respect in your posts over a period of time, but it comes. And I don't fear becoming like you because I decide my own fate through my behavior



Been there, done that. But respect comes from ignoring rude posts and staying consistently respectful and thoughtful. Also admitting when you are wrong helps.