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posted at 10:40 pm on September 1, 2008 by Allahpundit
“I think they have to be held accountable… She has to be held accountable.”
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Its war
William Amos on September 1, 2008 at 10:40 PM
What is their plan, to FORCE the Hillary supporter who were upset with Hillary being treated this way to vote for McCain?
Elizabetty on September 1, 2008 at 10:42 PM
Raise the black flag….Barry’s fair game now.
sven10077 on September 1, 2008 at 10:42 PM
Sarah Palin could become a modern day Boudica. Boudica was a celtic queen who nearly drove the Romans out of Britain. If she had flanked the Romans through dense forest, instead of a frontal assault, history would be very different.
If they want war, liberals and the MSM chose the wrong way to go about it.
Right_of_Attila on September 1, 2008 at 10:43 PM
Can an entire political party have a Lazio moment?
Stay tuned and find out in the latest episode of “As Obama Squirms”.
ExUrbanKevin on September 1, 2008 at 10:43 PM
Wow. That’s a really terrible idea on the part of Obama’s supporters. Their candidate showed class in his statement. They should follow his lead.
Slublog on September 1, 2008 at 10:44 PM
When are you going to post Levi’s photo? – it’s on Drudge.
He is in his hockey jersey.
mary jo on September 1, 2008 at 10:44 PM
… citation needed.
In other words, Clinton Wray is full of sh*t.
But his comment is ironic. Because the democrats are beginning to embody this false claim of (at least,) his.
wise_man on September 1, 2008 at 10:45 PM
Barry is so vulnerable that we can talk past the press, but we have to start thumping him.
MAVERICK!*
* I know Congress sent you after empty truck parks and motor pools but we must metaphorically fire for effect
sven10077 on September 1, 2008 at 10:45 PM
Is he talking about Bristol or Sarah? Not sure that either one has said this.
alteredbeat on September 1, 2008 at 10:47 PM
Having a baby is punishment enough.
Kini on September 1, 2008 at 10:47 PM
The fact is teenagers from all walks of life will have sex. Especially 17-18 year olds. Bristol is not an abnormal teen, even from a conservative family. Here is the difference:
Conservative family values: get pregnant, have the baby.
Progressive family values: get pregnant, kill the mistake.
carbon_footprint on September 1, 2008 at 10:47 PM
Oy, nothing is sacred to these folks.
AbaddonsReign on September 1, 2008 at 10:47 PM
I agree that Bristol Palin should not be the focus of this campaign. However, do people here think that issues like sex education and abortion should be off the table now because it might hurt her feelings? Seriously, I’m really curious.
Big S on September 1, 2008 at 10:48 PM
Fine. Bring it and see what happens.
Spirit of 1776 on September 1, 2008 at 10:48 PM
Boy the donks are bound and determined to blow this election. OK show the world who you really are.
ronsfi on September 1, 2008 at 10:48 PM
I read a couple of comments too. They seem to be saying they are attacking because if it was Obama’s daughter the Right would be attacking them.
Doesn’t that sound a lot like preemptive war? I thought they were against that.
petunia on September 1, 2008 at 10:49 PM
When will someone on our side standup and tell these idiots that having Christian values and wanting our country to have an ethical foundation does NOT mean every Christian IS Jesus Christ and therefore considered to be perfect and devoid of all earthly sin?
Just because Palin, like millions of other American mothers, teach their daughters to abstain from sex based on their religious beliefs and basic common sense, doesn’t mean when that teenager decides to make a poor decision it should immediately reflect on the mother’s teachings.
With the democrats I thought good intentions were enough of a measuring stick to determine success. However, if they want to open that can of worms lets start hammering them on their failures as welfare parents.
smfoushee on September 1, 2008 at 10:49 PM
I must have missed that in my history class. But the history channel came to the rescue. It was a really amazing story. Shows what can happen when you dismiss the opponent because she’s a woman.
wise_man on September 1, 2008 at 10:49 PM
And for crying out loud, being a Christian is not portraying that one is perfect. The very crux of being a Christian is that we are all imperfect and require salvation.
carbon_footprint on September 1, 2008 at 10:49 PM
From the link:
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Dang these people love to project, don’t they?
martywd on September 1, 2008 at 10:50 PM
You know, over the years I have had a lot of experience with people I know getting preggers before they were married. The first reaction is usually shock, and embarrassment, by the parents to be as well as their families. Parents are angry, and they say things–or at least think them–about self-control, moral values, what-were-you-thinking? It’s a natural reaction for parents to wonder where they went wrong in raising their kids when something like this happens, but it…passes. People talk, fingers are pointed, it’s a huge deal, and then everyone gets focused on what to do next and the baby to come.
This is no different than what any family might go through except for scale. And no matter the scale, the shock and the embarrassment will pass, and we can get on with life.
And this election.
Bob's Kid on September 1, 2008 at 10:50 PM
Well, we just took the war, economy, Bush hatred and anything else worthy of real issues off the table. What else will we talk about till November?
Kini on September 1, 2008 at 10:50 PM
Fixed.
jaleach on September 1, 2008 at 10:51 PM
Exactly, petunia. They are just waiting for the right to attack Obama’s family. I mean, they are republicans, and only the republicans resort to the personal attack – not the democrats (in their own minds) they would never do that …. Right?
wise_man on September 1, 2008 at 10:51 PM
You must admit he is the type that could make a good girl lose her head…I hate it when I’m lured into gossip!
petunia on September 1, 2008 at 10:51 PM
But the Republican party has consistently used the religious right to say ‘we’re Christians,’ to say ‘we don’t believe in this and we don’t believe in that.’ And so I think they have to be held accountable…. She has to be held accountable.”
Yeah, the kids gonna marry the guy and have the baby (as oppossed to KILLIN’ it) and her family is there for her. That IS ‘family values’. Ok, she made a mistake, she had pre-marital sex, but should she UNPUNISH herself by aborting? Then the left would REALLY go nuts! “Oh, I thought you guys were AGAINST abortion!” Yeah? Well I thought YOU guys were against gettin’ involved in somebody else’s maternal decisions?!
Tony737 on September 1, 2008 at 10:51 PM
No. Look Bush famously pushed for abstinence education, right? At one of his fundraisers, he was talking about it and a couple of the big donors in the back (ladies as the case happened to be) were laughing at it, as in haha, how naive. So they, the ladies and then Gov. Bush, are talking about it and they say say something like, ‘come on you can’t be serious’. and he said ‘yes’. and they said, ‘were you a virgin when you got married’ and he said ‘no, but i think it’s a good policy to talk about’. And they were impressed.
The issue isn’t, never has been, whether people make mistakes, etc. It’s about trying to find a balance between parents and schools and how to raise our kids for the best chance in life for happiness.
Spirit of 1776 on September 1, 2008 at 10:52 PM
Another freakin’ straw man.
mikeyboss on September 1, 2008 at 10:52 PM
Can someone get that McCain spokesman who was eaten alive by Campbell Brown on CNN tonight over to Blackfive? There’s a solid & convincing answer to these “no foreign policy experience” & “is she prepared to be C-in-C” questions. You don’t have to stutter around it.
Foreign policy:
AK borders two foreign countries. One friendly; one hostile.
Successfully negotiated international deal with Canadian oil & gas company to complete pipeline.
Regularly confronts issues with international entanglements re: borders & natural resource utilization.
C-in-C:
http://www.blackfive.net/main/2008/08/commanding-the.html
Purple Fury on September 1, 2008 at 10:52 PM
Accountable to what? Sarah Palin is against abortion and her daughter … doesn’t have an abortion. Wow. Accountability to professed beliefs! Blammo!
Anwyn on September 1, 2008 at 10:53 PM
I honestly don’t know the names of his daughters. Nor do I care.
Jim Treacher on September 1, 2008 at 10:53 PM
Willam Amos #1, and so we shall go to war.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-E_MsNp0gE
Dr Evil on September 1, 2008 at 10:54 PM
If it’s war his supporters want, bring it on. I thought that even examining Obama’s connections to terrorists was just a neocon distraction. Now it’s okay to go after a 17 year-old daughter who made a mistake?
amerpundit on September 1, 2008 at 10:54 PM
Good catch.
The article’s use of the word ‘accountable’ reminds me of the idiots who wrote the ads for that insurance company who don’t seem to know the meaning of the word ‘responsibility’.
Would it be too much to ask that the illiterates be kept out of communications fields?
progressoverpeace on September 1, 2008 at 10:54 PM
It would be a gift of untold amount for the extremist haters in the Democrat Party to continue this ignorance against Palin.
Warner Todd Huston on September 1, 2008 at 10:54 PM
Who in the hell is saying abortion and sex ed are off the table because it might hurt her feelings?
The most anybody’s saying is that Bristol’s pregnancy does not affect Sarah’s ability to be VP, her good judgment, or anything else relevant to her job.
Anwyn on September 1, 2008 at 10:54 PM
Yeah, because choosing to have the baby isn’t being accountable for her actions. Morons.
Me neither. They’re totally adorable though.
mjk on September 1, 2008 at 10:55 PM
Uh, yeah. Every 17 year olds dream guy.
Sue on September 1, 2008 at 10:55 PM
Fred Barnes did it during the panel discussion on Brit Hume’s show tonight.
backwoods conservative on September 1, 2008 at 10:55 PM
I was thinking about this last night. I know the entire Palin family’s names yet I don’t have a clue what Obama’s daughters’ names are. er blog.
carbon_footprint on September 1, 2008 at 10:55 PM
Obama’s daughters are Malia Ann and Natasha.
amerpundit on September 1, 2008 at 10:58 PM
I don’t remember if it was Bennet, or someone else who made the point that, “you don’t know what Governor Palin taught her daughter and what she didn’t.” So you’re right to point out that Wray doesn’t know anything about the situation, but is more than willing to project his prejudices onto a 17 year old girl for political gain.
taznar on September 1, 2008 at 10:58 PM
If she (Boudica) had flanked the Romans through dense forest, instead of a frontal assault, history would be very different. – Attila
Ah, a fellow history nut!
If she hadn’t blocked her escape with her baggage train, history might be different too.
Alan gold has a great fictionalized book about her called “Warrior Queen”.
Tony737 on September 1, 2008 at 10:58 PM
That’s right – a big issue for people who are already against him. For others, not so much.
forest on September 1, 2008 at 10:58 PM
These are the type of people that rub mistakes in other people’s faces and never let it go. You know, the guy that always brings up how you fell short on something when the boss is around or the woman who keeps reminding everyone of a shortcoming during get togethers. They don’t even meet the standard that you fell short on, they just like making sure you and everyone else remember that you did.
alteredbeat on September 1, 2008 at 10:59 PM
Yea, the Brits would be even more barbaric then they presently are. They’d have all the manners and social graces of the Slavs and Germans.
oldvannes on September 1, 2008 at 11:00 PM
Indeed. However, the indignation and all of a sudden “accountability” and morality from the left, and the hypocrisy from the right, are hilarious.
Entelechy on September 1, 2008 at 11:00 PM
So, when’s the wedding?
Have they set a date?
alphie on September 1, 2008 at 11:00 PM
I see what you mean, but there was relatively little attention paid to sex ed when Bush ran for office. On account of this story, there will be far more attention paid to it. In addition, Palin’s baby with Down syndrome, her membership in the anti-birth control pill Feminists for Life, and her statements about abortion in the case of rape or incest, will bring reproductive issues to much greater attention overall. Trying to use Palin’s family situation as a shield against discussing these issues (Shhhh! You’ll hurt her feelings!) is simply dishonest politics. She’s outside the mainstream of American politics on some of these issues, and I get the feeling that her staunchest defenders are trying to hide that fact.
Big S on September 1, 2008 at 11:01 PM
I’m concerned if these voters are representative at all of a large segment of Americans. Did you notice the one saying that Republicans made her out to be “perfect”? Um, I don’t remember that…
I think a lot of these attacks are based off jealousy. She’s young, smart, attractive, with a great family…a lot of women would be envious of that and cast aspersions on her for it. They can’t wait to take her down…its sad, really.
And is McCain running on Conservative Christian values? I haven’t noticed that as a major theme…I guess the Dems are running on liberal Atheist values, then?
changer1701 on September 1, 2008 at 11:01 PM
Let them attack us. Let Palin become a sympathetic figure to rally around. It won’t look good for them.
Sakaki on September 1, 2008 at 11:01 PM
Yes and the entire world knows Britol and her most embarrassing secrets. This is truly a shame that she can’t have some privacy.
Distraction is the prefect discription of the whole issue.
petunia on September 1, 2008 at 11:01 PM
I’m confident that 95% or more of the commenters here, as well as our hosts, would not go after Obama’s daughter in a similar situation. Projection is right.
mikeyboss on September 1, 2008 at 11:01 PM
Guess I’ll need to watch the Fox video later tonight, thanks for the heads up, and glad to hear someone spoke up.
smfoushee on September 1, 2008 at 11:01 PM
If she (Boudica) had flanked the Romans through dense forest, instead of a frontal assault, history would be very different. – Attila
The ghost of Gen. Patton says
Tony737 on September 1, 2008 at 11:02 PM
All I know is that Obama’s daughter’s are quite and that Jesus and Victima (see Iowahawk) seem willing to exploit them.
I do think that BabyDaddy is the dreamy bad boy type that teen girls go ga-ga over, and based on my reading of the NY Daily News article it seems that the Palins knew that the relationship wasn’t good and decided to transfer Bristol to another school, so I don’t think that you can fault them for being lax parents. Teens are just really good @ defying rules. That being said you have to give this guy props for doing the right thing.
Illinidiva on September 1, 2008 at 11:03 PM
Fred Barnes did it to critize Sally Quinn’s piece which erroneously said the whole pregnant kid thing would hurt Palin with “values voters.” Which is totally false. I had to explain this to one of my friend’s today who has PDS.
CanadianGuy on September 1, 2008 at 11:03 PM
It wasn’t Fred Barnes, it was Bill Kristol. And he had some righteous indignation going on against Kondrake for trying to say that this situation was somewhat justified and that it was alright to use it as a discussion of the failure of abstinence education.
Even Mara Liasson was very supportive of Palin and gave no qualifications to her disdain for what’s currently happening.
Either way, I was glad to see Bill hit back hard on this and call the whole smear job the media is trying to pursue as despicable.
David Rasbold on September 1, 2008 at 11:03 PM
Why? Are you planning to attend? Oh no? Then I guess that’s the family’s business isn’t it.
alteredbeat on September 1, 2008 at 11:03 PM
Hypocrisy, Entelechy?
Anwyn on September 1, 2008 at 11:04 PM
What the fu#@? You just have, are, and will continue to!
More squealing from another stuck pig…….
Democrats, go with this to your own detriment.
In fact, why don’t you fly the stage from Obama’s speech to Switzerland for George Cloony’s fund raiser with Obama, re-build it, but this time, on the alter, forceably remove a 4 to 5 month old baby from a seventeen year old, kill it by dismembering it’s limbs and sucking out it’s brains, then feast on the dead, innocent body.
Damn straight William, ……….. damn straight. Get ready for it!
Seven Percent Solution on September 1, 2008 at 11:04 PM
Weddings are so passé, especially for the ‘enlightened’ Europeans, and the lefties. All of a sudden “where is accountability?”, “when’s the wedding?”, “who’s to blame”, “who’s to pay a price”, “families will suffer if she runs/wins”, “poor evangelicals”….
And from the other side “it’s all ok, they love each other”, “they’re going to get married”, “yada, yada, yada”.
Entelechy on September 1, 2008 at 11:04 PM
Not sure of the date, but they’re getting married.
amerpundit on September 1, 2008 at 11:04 PM
It should be a pretty simple concept to understand, but secular progressives are relentlessly clueless about Christian beliefs.
forest on September 1, 2008 at 11:04 PM
You know we advocate high moral standards but we don’t take away the free will from the person like liberals. At the end of the day, each person has to make the decision for themselves.
justinok on September 1, 2008 at 11:04 PM
I am Jack’s complete lack of interest in this topic.
Jack is amazed that the media is trying to make a political issue out of a pregnancy which, correct me if I’m wrong, has long been an essential aspect of the human condition enabling the perpetuation our species.
You’d think that having a baby was an atrocity or something…. and you know, maybe that’s their beef. They would probably be happy about it if the baby were aborted. They’re like jackals circling just outside of the light cast by the campfire, waiting for the kill.
I have a hard time believing that the new Socialist Party is going to get any mileage out of this contrived controversy.
FloatingRock on September 1, 2008 at 11:05 PM
This is absolute madness, a baby is the eye of the storm.
Kini on September 1, 2008 at 11:05 PM
re: Slublog on September 1, 2008 at 10:44 PM
In a perfect world, they would follow his lead. For once, I’m glad we don’t live in a perfect world. The more these lackwits hammer this issue, the closer they get to losing this election. B. Hussein the Obamessiah should not be allowed anywhere near the big seat in the Oval Office.
JinxMcHue on September 1, 2008 at 11:06 PM
I just read the boyfriend’s a hockey player. Bristol’s got good taste.
LtE126 on September 1, 2008 at 11:06 PM
Maybe for a couple days, but the McCain-Palin ticket is a ‘reform, clean up government’ ticket really. It’s not McCain-Palin ‘teaching you about sex’ ticket. If the issue of sex is front and center it will be because the media drags it out, and issues the media drag out make them look stupid. Like the evolution to Huck in the debates questions. Voters aren’t hanging on pins and needles for those answers (as evidence by the non-answers).
Spirit of 1776 on September 1, 2008 at 11:06 PM
That is not hypocrisy. That is known as “making the best of a difficult situation.” It will be much, much easier for Bristol and the baby if she and the father love each other enough to commit. Single people not getting preggers is an ideal. When people fall short of that ideal, there are better and worse situations in which it happens.
Anwyn on September 1, 2008 at 11:06 PM
Let slip the dogs of war on Obama. His creepy cult might think we will give him a pass they are sadly mistaken.
Everything will be on the table now.
William Amos on September 1, 2008 at 11:06 PM
She made a mistake yet the family as a whole will take responsibility for her action and raise the child. That is exactly what family values are: you take the good with the bad; you assume the responsibilities of your actions regardless of how inconvenient it may be to your ‘lifestyle’. The Palins live by their convictions. Saint Barry, on the other hand has already told us what he would do if one of his daughters found herself in the same position: he wouldn’t expect her to be ‘punished’ with a child. consistency from the guy who killed the ‘born alive’ bill while he was a light-weight backbencher in illinois. A stark contrast if there ever was one.
oldvannes on September 1, 2008 at 11:06 PM
Too bad the Obama haters have alreeady shot their wads.
The Republican convention does kinda resemble a surrender…like Appomattox.
alphie on September 1, 2008 at 11:07 PM
Moral outrages about behavior on the right is important. Helps remind the left what morals are.
Spirit of 1776 on September 1, 2008 at 11:07 PM
backwoods conservative on September 1, 2008 at 10:55 PM
Thanks for that quote.
mary jo on September 1, 2008 at 11:08 PM
Obama was in Milwaukee damn I could have went…..
Just kidding
Notice the article had nothing about how he was going to achieve these rainbows. Which is what the media in Milwaukee hyped.
Gracelynn on September 1, 2008 at 11:08 PM
Good evening Anwyn. So glad you’re back. If you did not see my previous thoughts on topic, here’s a summary:
1. The Palin pick is a masterstroke because it turned left and right upside down.
2. It’s no one’s business but the families’ (all of them)
3. The left is hypocritical for being holier-than-thou all of a sudden.
4. The right is hypocritical for overlooking teen pregnancies because it’s one of theirs.
5. Glad the two love each other and I wish them well.
6. Teen pregnancies are not to be encouraged.
Just thoughts, not to worry. Both sides are like molasses on this one. It’s fun to watch. Best regards, as always,
Entelechy on September 1, 2008 at 11:09 PM
Held accountable? SHE IS having the baby, and GETTING MARRIED. Sounds ptetty damned accountable to me.
Gatordoug on September 1, 2008 at 11:09 PM
do people here think that issues like sex education and abortion should be off the table now ?
1. Deciding what is included in educational curricula is done at lower levels of gov’t. When was the last time a Veep decided what gets covered in your kid’s classroom?
2. Palin’s position on abortion can’t be made much clearer.
Who cares if these issues are on or off “the table?” There isn’t really anything there to discuss.
innominatus on September 1, 2008 at 11:09 PM
So a supporter mentioned in a news article says something counter to what Obama said in regards to going after family members and you see that as a red flag to trot out all the rumors, allegations, unproven or patently false about Obama?
Bradky on September 1, 2008 at 11:09 PM
For once Barry showed some class. Too bad his supporters can’t follow his example.
GarandFan on September 1, 2008 at 11:09 PM
Don’t you have a magic ring to chase?
Jim Treacher on September 1, 2008 at 11:09 PM
re: justinok on September 1, 2008 at 11:04 PM
Exactly. We also don’t expect people to be perfect and we know people – especially young people – make mistakes. Even conservatives make mistakes. We don’t look down upon that. What matters is what a person does after a mistake is made. The Palins are doing the right thing with this situation and it is perfectly in line with their moral and religious beliefs. They are walking the walk along with talking the talk and the liberals hate it. Thus, the venom.
JinxMcHue on September 1, 2008 at 11:09 PM
Overlooking? I disagree that’s what’s happening. “Accepting” is the word I had in mind.
Anwyn on September 1, 2008 at 11:10 PM
Naw… the Romans would have come back. The slavs and the Germans were always more brutal, plus they were alot further away by land and had to be conquered over land not sea.
Reconsidering, I guess the Scots did hold off Roman. And they are on the same island.
I wouldn’t dare say they were less civilized…
petunia on September 1, 2008 at 11:10 PM
Hmmm, maybe you’re too tarded to read the news. Here’s hint, you Obama wad-gobbler: Hurricane Gustav.
alteredbeat on September 1, 2008 at 11:10 PM
I dislike arguing with you, Entelechy, but you make it sound like you were expecting Republicans to come blazing out with pitchforks–a teenager having sex and a baby! geter!–and thus it’s “hypocrisy” when we’re okay with it. To me, that’s two slams for the price of one.
Anwyn on September 1, 2008 at 11:11 PM
The Descent of the Left and the MSM
Posted by: Hugh Hewitt at 12:27 PM
This Reuters story caps off 72 hours of shame for the leftosphere and their pals in the MSM who trafficked in wretched rumor about Sarah Palin and her family. This led to the breach in the family’s private life, and to an extent that should appal everyone. The children of candidates and officials should be off limits, even if the nutters declare they are not. I even understood the MSM’s reluctance to pursue the Edwards story because of the impact on Edwards’ family.
I applaud the Palin’s for their candor and their decision to be completely transparent with the public, and expect the vast majority of decent Americans of all political stripes will respect their wish to keep the young couple out of the news. This is hardly a rare story, though it is always a difficult one for families to work through. In the end it just means that Sarah Palin will not only be the first woman and mother to be vice president, but also the fist grandmother to hold the office as well.
Keemo on September 1, 2008 at 11:11 PM
McCain went for a decision on the socio-biological level. Obarry beat the experienced and qualified Hillary and he is leading in the polls despite never having accomplished anything of merit as an adult. He managed this by being the reigning prom queen in the race. He beat the caustic ex-wife and could trouncing the old man. To counter this McCain had to go out and get a real prom queen. Done. Obarry’s star will begin to wear thin. Mission Accomplished yet again
oldvannes on September 1, 2008 at 11:13 PM
Raise the black flag….Barry’s fair game now.
sven10077 on September 1, 2008 at 10:42 PM
Black Flag, as in roach spray.
TexasJew on September 1, 2008 at 11:13 PM
On topic, or otherwise, always count on the lefties to behave normally, eventually.
Obama is right on how he’s handling this. His minions won’t be able to help themselves. It won’t amount to much, not this topic.
Entelechy on September 1, 2008 at 11:13 PM
And the Obama ticket is about Hope and Change … but Republicans can go and point out policies of his that they disagree with in the interest of campaigning. Here’s a little secret: you don’t get to control your message. If McCain and Palin have taken positions on abstinence and other reproductive issues – heck, if they’re part of the GOP platform – it’s perfectly fair for Democrats to bring them up and debate them. If the positions make McCain and/or Palin seem out of the mainstream or even crazy, that’s fair too. I’d hate to see Republicans get whiny about it. The Obama campaign is not going to go after Bristol Palin, and is not going to attack Sarah Palin for deciding to keep a baby with Down syndrome, but they might, during the course of the campaign, question whether abstinence only education works. If that happens, conservatives shoudn’t try to use Bristol Palin as a shield – that’s just as bad as attacking her, in my opinion.
Big S on September 1, 2008 at 11:13 PM
Oh sure, but the bigger picture is that we are not simply electing one candidate or a pair of candidates, we are electing an administration. Obama, if elected, will bring a whole cadre of people into positions of authority and power. It matters what kind of company he keeps.
If the actions of his supporters put his candidacy in a bag light, well that’s just too damn bad.
PackerBronco on September 1, 2008 at 11:13 PM
Well, Jim,
The timing of the wedding is a legitamate question.
Assuming the kids want to get married before the baby is born…they’re gonna have to wedge it in before the election.
And will McCain attend?
alphie on September 1, 2008 at 11:14 PM
Nope we are going after Biden. He has quite a few Skeletons in his closet
William Amos on September 1, 2008 at 11:14 PM
I’ve never been tempted to vote twice, but in light of the way the mainstream left has behaved toward the Governor, it makes me want to vote and vote often come November.
Of course, I live in NC, so only one vote is needed from me to defeat The One and his Plagarist. What little support he had here is drying up fast. I’d sleep in if it weren’t going to be so much fun watching Olby’s head explode and Sully’s blog go crashing down.
Yeee HAAWWWW!
Gartrip on September 1, 2008 at 11:14 PM
Distilled to the simplest difference: accepting the consequences of one’s behavior to an individual human with a right to exist or taking the “Get Out of Jail Free” card which minimizes those consequences.
Progressives will, in most cases, cast those who do not play this card as ignorant imbeciles who don’t have the intelligence to do what is “best ” for the society they dream about.
The attacks will continue since the actions of rabid dog lefties will always be those of rabid dogs – they know no better.
Schmo on September 1, 2008 at 11:15 PM
Nice…kind of shows that you care more about the bloodsport rather than being objective. Obama explicitly condemned these attacks but you use the word of some yahoo to justify your “let slip the dogs of war” missive.
It takes more courage to turn the other cheek than you give credit for. Lets hope Palin is a little more courageous than you…
Bradky on September 1, 2008 at 11:15 PM
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