thegreatbeast on September 3, 2008 at 3:09 PM

Excellent point . . . and, let’s not forget his brief but highly illegally-ordered foreign travel experience.

Christmas in Cambodia, ‘68, courtesy of President Nixon (who was first sworn into office a few weeks later).

And, he had the experience-laden “magic hat” to prove it!

AND … NO SKANKLES!

and beating Dan Quayle like a bongo drum in the debates.

bentsen made one smarmy nasty remark which no one, no one, would have had a decent comeback to and that’s what you remember? What version of American history do you follow, howard zinn’s?

By itself, this is funny.

But coupled with the over-the-top insults against Palin by Dem pols and the insanely one-sided coverage by a liberal media that has been pressed into direct, unabashed advocacy for The One – it rises to the level of “High-Larious”.

ninjapirate on September 3, 2008 at 11:35 AM

Great find, ninja. Please DO send this to the McCain campaign. Maybe it can be worked into their website somewhere.

He was not an appropriate pick for VP, but he was a Congressional Medal of Honor Winner. A little more respect for the man please.

HawaiiLwyr on September 3, 2008 at 12:20 PM

So you agree with me.

When did I diss his service to his country?

staple them to the foreheads of any Democrat/ media person you see.

Damiano on September 3, 2008 at 11:38 AM

What? You want us to risk punching holes in them to release all the stale dead air in their noggins?

Well done on the historical analysis

I would love to believe your conclusions, but I think you’re overly optimistic.

2 problems- 1. The Dems have been running against Bush for over 8 years. They have finally come up to a point where they’ve won that argument and they haven’t change it. This election is about getting rid of Bush, no more no less. It was similar in 1992 when people tired of the Bush brand. 2. Again, back to Clinton, you have a young, charismatic, suit that knows how to work a room and the media very well. That was all Clinton had going for him. 2. McCain, as much as I like him, is thoroughly uninteresting. The POW thing is a great story, but it’s only news. Worse, it’s a story about a war that people hated during time of another war that people hate.

I hate to admit it, but I was pretty convinced Obama had this one for no reason other than when people are down, they vote on emotion. They want a popularity contest, not an election. It make them feel better. Meanwhile the thinking people shoot themselves.

Palin is a game changer because she light up a room like the sun without even trying and can sweep up everyone in America on charm alone.

Now the down side. The average Ameican Idol mouth breathers can’t think for themselves. Liberals are nuts but most people are stupid. Palin could make them all feel fuzzy then realize McCain actually knows stuff, but with the MSM is full revolt, the idiots will spook.

God, I hope I am wrong.

Great find! Why wasn’t anyone asking if John Edwards could be President with two small children and a wife with cancer? Ridiculous.

As poor choices for VP, no one will ever top Admiral Stockdale.
And his best line when introduced to the media? “Who am I, why am I here?”

RMCS_USN on September 3, 2008 at 12:02 PM

He was not an appropriate pick for VP, but he was a Congressional Medal of Honor Winner. A little more respect for the man please.

As poor choices for VP, no one will ever top Admiral Stockdale.

And his best line when introduced to the media? “Who am I, why am I here?”RMCS_USN on September 3, 2008 at 12:02 PM

I’ll always remember the Dana Carvey (as Perot) and Phil Hartman (as Stockdale) skit on SNL where Perot tries to dump Stockdale and then Stockdale proceeds to run as fast as Perot’s fleeing car. Hilarious!

As poor choices for VP, no one will ever top Admiral Stockdale.

And his best line when introduced to the media? “Who am I, why am I here?”

SEN. DASCHLE: Well, Tim, I think it’s the life experiences you bring to the job. I don’t know of anybody that has a broader
array of life experiences than John Edwards.

Did Daschle just call Edwards’ girlfriend a broad?

Of course, today, instead of referring to “Senator Lamont, D-CN”, people say “Ned who?”, because Lieberman proceeded to defeat Lamont, while running as an independent, in spite of everything the DNC did to attempt to destroy him. They managed to fool themselves, but completely failed to deceive the people of Connecticut- the very “peasants” they spend so much of their time looking down their aquiline, patrician noses at.

I think this tells you all you need to know about how much the Democratic Party values experience, knowledge, or even common sense. The latter they put an especially low premium on. Mainly, I suspect, because most of their worldview flies in the face of it, as well as contradicting reality.

I don’t think this is a debate the “progressives” should be starting. But if they want it, it would be wrong not to give it to them.

As Napoleon once said, “Never interrupt your enemy when he is busy making a mistake.”

cheers

eon

Newt on the experience issue last night