but we agree it was a political choice, not a meritocracy choice. That is good enough for me.

I just have to laugh at the dummies here who actually think McCain chose Palin for reasons not political (she is tough as nails etc).

Roger Waters on September 2, 2008 at 4:56 PM

No, we don’t agree, Roger. McCain might have chosen her for political reasons, but he stumbled upon something real. And yes, she is as tough as nails.

Go look at the tracking device for your daughters you are “watching like a hawk” sir — oops — maybe one just slipped away? (And, BTW, if you are watching them like hawks, expect them to hate you for it, down the road.)

Nichevo on September 2, 2008 at 5:55 PM

So you dont believe parents should be watching their underage chilren like hawks?? My wife and I do….which is why the self-described “bad-boy” hockey player that was just kicked out of his last high school wont get anywhere near my daughter…unlike Palin’s daughter.

And sure, sometimes my girls would rather they do as they please, but they will thank my wife and I for our strict upbringing down the road. And they will hopefully also watch their children like hawks and on and on and on…

Roger Waters on September 2, 2008 at 6:00 and 6:01 PM

So, Roger, where’s the trust? If you raised them right, why do they have to be monitored “like hawks?”

Teenagers put a whole lot of store in “trust.” The more you “watch like hawks,” the more you signal that you — in spite of your righteous upbringing — don’t trust them.

What’s up with that?

Nichevo on September 2, 2008 at 6:34 PM

Againfolks, Liz Trotta is not a liberal and she has a regular segment on FOX News every Sunday morning where she regularly criticizes the MSM for its liberal bias. Just because someone disagrees with you on a single issue does not magically turn them into a liberal.

baldilocks on September 2, 2008 at 6:29 PM

And the converse is true: just because someone agrees with you on a single issue — or even several issues — does not magically, require your agreement on every issue.

Nichevo on September 2, 2008 at 6:43 PM

Even wonderful underage children can be naive, stupid, uninformed, etc. Thats why God gave them parents to help them “negotiate the minefields in the brier”(R. waters, The Final Cut, The Final Cut).
Roger Waters on September 2, 2008 at 6:41 PM

A band. Well, thanks, we’ve finally narrowed your philosophy/theology of childrearing down, per Wikipedia:

“The Final Cut is a rock album by Pink Floyd recorded at various studios in the UK from July to December 1982. It is the final Pink Floyd studio album to feature the band’s bassist and primary songwriter Roger Waters. The album is predominantly the work of Waters, this being the only Pink Floyd album on which the composers’ credit on every track is given to Waters alone, with no songwriting credits given to any other member of the band. Keyboardist Rick Wright played no part in the recording of The Final Cut having been sacked by Waters during recording of The Wall, meaning that this is the only Pink Floyd album on which Wright does not feature at all. David Gilmour meanwhile sings lead vocals on only one of the album’s twelve songs, the rest being sung entirely by Waters. The recording of The Final Cut was marred by tension between Waters and his bandmates, particularly Gilmour, who has since expressed his dislike for much of the album. For these and other reasons, it is sometimes regarded as a Roger Waters solo album rather than a true Pink Floyd album. None of the album’s songs has ever been performed live by Pink Floyd, though some have been performed live by Waters during solo tours. Waters’ dominance on the album is most clearly seen on the back cover, which reads: The Final Cut: A Requiem for the Post-War Dream – by Roger Waters, performed by Pink Floyd.”

Whatever, dude — but I’d hope to be attending to the serious business of raising children on something more, oh, I don’t know, maybe — meaningful or substantial — than a rock band bassist.

Nichevo on September 2, 2008 at 7:14 PM