Quotes of the day
posted at 10:00 pm on November 1, 2008 by Allahpundit
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“I do not fear Barack Obama. I even rather like him. I certainly feel I have much more in common with him than I do with John McCain. To lead this country, though, I prefer the man who has seen more and suffered more and felt more. For all his faults, it is John McCain who is the more universal man.
“I vote for John McCain.”
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“My country has never had to prove anything to me, my friends.”
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To communists, torturing is to McCain what tutoring is to Obama…
ninjapirate on November 1, 2008 at 10:04 PM
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That is absolutely right, I will never apologies for being an American ever. I love this country to much.
djohn669 on November 1, 2008 at 10:04 PM
eh damn it, torturing is to McCain…
ninjapirate on November 1, 2008 at 10:05 PM
That picture Fox put up of McCain is terrible. It looks like something MSNBC would do.
BuckNutty on November 1, 2008 at 10:05 PM
Never, ever forget this.
Mcguyver on November 1, 2008 at 10:05 PM
It might be too late: this country may have become too much of a Katrina America, a nation too thickly populated by those who want and need and demand and expect
It appears that there are too many of these New Americans, and we are outnumbered.
Janos Hunyadi on November 1, 2008 at 10:09 PM
That was a very bias picture. WTF is up with FOX News?!
jencab on November 1, 2008 at 10:09 PM
Frum’s sudden 180 should tell everyone what they need to know…he jumped off the sinking ObamaTitanic.
All good and well. When McCain cruises into the presidential port on November 4, find that little rat named Frum…and toss his sorry ass over the side.
I want to watch him drown…along with Preening Peggy and Catty Kathy.
ManlyRash on November 1, 2008 at 10:10 PM
Frum thinks Joe “FDR went on TV to calm the nation after the 1929 Stock Market Crash” Biden has more gravitas than Sarah Palin?
I’m not supposed to laugh?
At least he isn’t stupid enough to vote for Obama, but Frum’s opinion of Palin is as inadequate as Barry’s entire resume is for the Presidency.
Just shut up and vote for McCain, Mr. F.
Your endorsement sucks.
profitsbeard on November 1, 2008 at 10:11 PM
Snap out of it, Janos. McCain is going to win.
ManlyRash on November 1, 2008 at 10:11 PM
You must be getting blisters from handing out so many lifejackets.
Kudos for the cheerful persistence.
Tuesday to win!
profitsbeard on November 1, 2008 at 10:14 PM
This link was posted in the comments at Hillbuzz (798,000+ viewers so far). Chilling.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYEiwR2KklM
obladioblada on November 1, 2008 at 10:14 PM
Well, you should fear a Barack Obama. He will use the economic meltdown as an excuse to grab ever more power.
lodge on November 1, 2008 at 10:16 PM
People never lie to pollsters. People never change their mind. Young voters always take the time to vote. The media never backs one candidate over another and slants their reporting. Puhlease.
Take a breath guys. It ain’t over. Hell, the tremendous majority of the country HASN’T VOTED YET.
Don’t be depressed. Get and stay mad. VOTE and get your friends (those with sense) to vote.
Sugar Land on November 1, 2008 at 10:18 PM
Fox has been utterly hateful lately. Complete pessimism coming from them. Major Garrett positively glows when describing the Obama experience and Carl Cameron acts as though he’s embarrassed by the McCain campaign, Shep is the ultimate Obama ‘ho and about the only one left with a little spunk is Megyn Kelly. V depressing to watch, so I don’t. I turned it on this mornng to see if they had anything on Aunie illegal, but after two hours I gave up and it hasn’t been back on. I might be done with them after Tuesday.
anniekc on November 1, 2008 at 10:20 PM
We must defeat Obama!
mindhacker on November 1, 2008 at 10:21 PM
Don’t get discouraged guys, the Obama campaign wants you to think they’re inevitable in order to suppress GOP/anti-Obama turnout. Don’t let them win.
Also, David Frum is a twat.
doubleplusundead on November 1, 2008 at 10:21 PM
Troll?
obladioblada on November 1, 2008 at 10:22 PM
No, this country has too many people who have seen through the faults of the neoconservative agenda of the Bush Administration. Without the libertarians and the paleoconservatives, the GOP is on the road for more losses. Check out The American Conservative to see where we’re coming from. Many of us are voting for Obama to teach the GOP a lesson and because some of us actually think that Obama may actually be more conservative in certain respects, like on foreign policy.
A party that welcomes Joe Lieberman because he’s pro-war but shuns people like Ron Paul is not a conservative party. America is STILL largely a conservative nation; it’s the GOP that has lost its way, and it better learn its lesson by 2012.
MedSchoolCatholic on November 1, 2008 at 10:22 PM
They probably think he’s got it, so they want to kiss the Obamic ass to make sure that they’ll get access to the ratbastard.
doubleplusundead on November 1, 2008 at 10:24 PM
Negative remarks 73% for McCain
Negative remarks 29% for Obama
This is MSNBC
Negative remarks 49% for McCain
Negative remarks 49% for Obama
This is Fox News
I hate that Fox has to have “fair and balanced” and being subjected to that f’tard, Geraldo Rivera, but they are the most fair and balanced.
Major Garrett has to be nice…he’d get kicked off the Obama Stinky Plane…or beaned in the head by a brick.
HornetSting on November 1, 2008 at 10:25 PM
By the way, I don’t think Obama will govern like the radical he is. He’s a man without principle and will do whatever is needed get himself re-elected in 2012. Therefore, he’ll try to govern like Bill Clinton.
MedSchoolCatholic on November 1, 2008 at 10:25 PM
I fear David Frum.
IIRC he coined the phrase “Axis of Evil” but he has been leading the Avis of Emoters since 2004.
Elizabetty on November 1, 2008 at 10:26 PM
Wanna bet?
( just kidding )
It was either Albert Einstein or Kenny Rogers who said that “You got to know when to hold ‘em, and know when to fold ‘em”. I have only mixed success with poker, so I’ll let you make the bets
Maybe you’re Right After All: we’ll see…………..
Janos Hunyadi on November 1, 2008 at 10:27 PM
Wonder what HIS Monica will look like?
HornetSting on November 1, 2008 at 10:28 PM
You could not be more wrong. He is a man without core convictions and a belief that this country OWES a certain segment of its population something.
That is the most dangerous combination possible for a POTUS as he will give whatever he can to whatever group appeals to him for it.
Elizabetty on November 1, 2008 at 10:28 PM
You bring up an interesting point Hornetsting- Why is Geraldo Rivera on Fox? He’s got to be the most irritating has been evah! I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone speak of enjoying him- maybe they just want someone who volunteers to go stand in a hurricane.
anniekc on November 1, 2008 at 10:29 PM
I just wish the skinheads would’ve finished him off.
HornetSting on November 1, 2008 at 10:31 PM
YES !! You outed me. Oh, the shame…….
Janos Hunyadi on November 1, 2008 at 10:31 PM
That’s my guess too. Although we would need to get a Republican Congress in order for that happen.
terryannonline on November 1, 2008 at 10:32 PM
Tuesday to win! – profitsbeard on November 1, 2008 at 10:14 PM
Fight, my friend. Keep fighting until the Empty Suit makes his concession speech.
ManlyRash on November 1, 2008 at 10:32 PM
I’ve had/have my issues with Frum (I’ve even written him, which he published), but that’s a good endorsement.
aquaviva on November 1, 2008 at 10:32 PM
Yes! Continue the fight. Make calls. Send emails. Bring neighbors to the polls. Vote for McCain. Elect McCain. Defeat Obama. Make it happen.
ManlyRash on November 1, 2008 at 10:34 PM
Allow me to channel Rush if I may. My gut is finally speaking to me, and McCain-Palin will win this.
SouthernGent on November 1, 2008 at 10:35 PM
We will see…McCain be inaugurated. Now go out and fight. Make it happen, Janos.
ManlyRash on November 1, 2008 at 10:36 PM
Flipping channels away from Texas Tech-Texas, I flashed to Greta. She should a clip of Palin and her family being introduced at a Halloween rally last night–and the song they played for the occasion was Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” I’d have paid money to attend that rally. It’s looks as if the introduction blew the roof off the venue.
Screw the polls, put on the sportswear, and vote if you haven’t already. And do it with a smile.
BuckeyeSam on November 1, 2008 at 10:36 PM
Your gut to God’s ear. Make it happen, SG.
ManlyRash on November 1, 2008 at 10:37 PM
I have faith in the American people and believe a majority of us will tell The Redistributor to take it back to Chicago and send McCain and Palin to the White House.
Mallard T. Drake on November 1, 2008 at 10:39 PM
I have literally called thousands of people in NC. First time ever in my life, but it was worth it. I am glad I did it.
Look at Rasmussen doing the ol’ CYA. Expect tighter polls Sunday and Monday ;-)
SouthernGent on November 1, 2008 at 10:41 PM
OK fine. However, Frum’s continuing “fashionable” belittling of Sarah Palin, however, discredits him as “one of the intellectuals.”
Frum’s failure to credit Palin with her Natural Gas pipeline victory, which will be responsible for our independence from the future Gas Cartel… is irresponsible, immature, uninformed, and damnable.
This is an election of heroes. One genuine hero of the past, John McCain. One unheralded hero of the future, Sarah Palin. One manufactured hero of the present, the puppet Obama. And one hero in his own mind, the Chia Pet.
RushBaby on November 1, 2008 at 10:42 PM
Oh, I’m telling…How’d you get away with using a word like that?
Fortunata on November 1, 2008 at 10:43 PM
My husband will be out of town next week, so he had to go early vote this morning. Stood in line from 7:30am to 11:00am, surrounded by Obamamaniacs, but he got ‘er done.
I have a feeling the State of Oklahoma will get a scathing letter from Mr. Tru2Tx about their methodology for early voting.
tru2tx on November 1, 2008 at 10:44 PM
How about no? Anything that Nazi apologist and anti-Semite Pat Buchanan has a hand in should be rejected by all.
If you’re a fan of Pat Buchanan, Obama isn’t that big a stretch. Buchanan has more in common with the Democrats anyway…
As for He With Two First Names, I like his “gov’t leave us alone” approach, and while I’m not a Kristol-type hawk, Paul is too radically isolationist. Scale back? Yeah. What Paul wants to do? Nah. Plus he’s way too keen on conspiracy theories and generally being intemperate (somehow, he manages to be more of an intemperate jackass than McCain, an impressive feat itself), and is frankly a nut.
doubleplusundead on November 1, 2008 at 10:45 PM
How about this….David Frum is a C U
Next Tuesday.
HornetSting on November 1, 2008 at 10:45 PM
Ooooh, you said that to Manly on a neighboring thread…good show me lady.
HornetSting on November 1, 2008 at 10:46 PM
The one crucial fact which does give me hope is the 1 out of 7 voters who say that they might change their minds–and their vote. MY guess is that most or nearly all of these Wafflers are O-bots who are having Second Thoughts
the ‘Bradley Effect’ or whatever, their willingness to tell a pollster that they might well change their minds is as huge as their numbers.
Janos Hunyadi on November 1, 2008 at 10:48 PM
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/128151
FWIW. I know nothing about the reliability of Israel National News.
Mark1971 on November 1, 2008 at 10:50 PM
Sorry, laughing too hard to write anything coherent. Seriously, when we win this there’s going to be a really bloody purge of “conservative” pundits. Even if McCain won’t do anything, we (grassroots people) will simply refuse to read them and cancel our subscriptions.
Fortunata on November 1, 2008 at 10:50 PM
This is how libertarians and paleos have been justifying their vote for a Marxist authoritarian and third party throwaways, “He’s just an opportunist! Ignore the systematic cheating and donor fraud! Ignore the radical record! Ignore the connections with radicals! Ignore the strongarm tactics to silence his critics! He’s just a Clinton-like opportunist!” Utter bullsh*t.
doubleplusundead on November 1, 2008 at 10:51 PM
You know, I will NEVER understand someone who is undecided right up to election day.
Are they brain dead or are they serious.
I knew that Obama was going to be the end of our country as we knew it even before he won the Iowa primary, just as I knew that Huckabee would F’up the republican primary and give us a “non conservative”.
And you know something….If I have to see that bass- mouthed jackass Bill Kristol say that the republcan party needs to move to the left…I’m gonna bait a hook and yank him out of the Beltway Cesspool.
HornetSting on November 1, 2008 at 10:52 PM
God bless you, man. Keep fighting. We will win becuase the the efforts of folks like you.
McCain/Palin in 2008! Make it happen, people.
ManlyRash on November 1, 2008 at 10:55 PM
We will deal with Kristol and the others soon enough. For now…elect McCain. Make it happen.
ManlyRash on November 1, 2008 at 10:56 PM
Who said it?
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Vladimir Lenin, 1917
(he was a community organizer, too)
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on November 1, 2008 at 10:57 PM
They’re not undecided, Hornet. They’re just not saying.
Fortunata on November 1, 2008 at 10:58 PM
Then FIGHT! Stand up and FIGHT! Do what you can. Call freinds and family. Bring neighbors to the polls. Volunteer for the campaign. Do SOMETHING. Make it happen, Double. I know you can. Do it.
ManlyRash on November 1, 2008 at 10:58 PM
Clever, Sweet Thang. Very clever. Make it happen.
ManlyRash on November 1, 2008 at 10:59 PM
you guys still havent figured it out? obama wins…done deal.
republicans picked a bob dole except worse. sucks, eh? oh well, at least McCain is a christian…I guess. ha ha ha.
maybe in 4 years we can get a real conservative but I doubt it. america’s best days are way behind it now
Roger Waters on November 1, 2008 at 10:59 PM
oh yeah, wait until Palin goes through the republican nomination process…you thought she said some dumb stuff this year…wait until she has to face real questions every day. that you betcha crap aint going to cut the mustard.
Roger Waters on November 1, 2008 at 11:01 PM
Oh dear that tiresome guitarist fag is here…
Fortunata on November 1, 2008 at 11:01 PM
Like a loud fart during High Mass, here come the question nobody at Hot Air asked…Roger Waters.
Oh…by the way, Rog…Eric Cartman told me to tell you that Pink Floyd sucks his balls.
ManlyRash on November 1, 2008 at 11:01 PM
Your goat called…I think your late for your Saturday night date.
HornetSting on November 1, 2008 at 11:02 PM
Oh yeah, one more thing:
did you know that John McCain was a POW??? Just thought you should know. At least William Henry Harrison and andrew Jackson would talk about battle successes not POW experiences…I guess thats why they won.
America LOVES a winner and will not tolerate a loser. George Patton
Roger Waters on November 1, 2008 at 11:04 PM
eric fartman is a fat cartoon, Rush. thought you should know.
Roger Waters on November 1, 2008 at 11:05 PM
America, love it or leave it. Not proud of it? Pack your trash and hit the road! I’ve been to 3rd world countries, and it ain’t pretty.
Hog Wild on November 1, 2008 at 11:05 PM
Proof – as if proof were necessary – why we can’t stand you, Roger. Please go away.
ManlyRash on November 1, 2008 at 11:05 PM
I can hear your beautiful accent all the way to New Mexico. Care for a football match..watching Arsenal destroy Stoke City.
HornetSting on November 1, 2008 at 11:06 PM
And Pink Floyd tongues his cartoon balls.
ManlyRash on November 1, 2008 at 11:06 PM
The one place the media bias is TOTALLY obvious is in imaging. Ever notice how many photos we see of Sen. McCain pointing?
I know his range of motion and therefore expressions are limited. But don’t ya think there are photos of this very vibrant many doing more than pointing at someone?
He’s made to appear rude, crotchety and old. The supporting imaging goes a long way at completing that impression.
The Race Card on November 1, 2008 at 11:07 PM
Been to New Mexico, huh?
I agree, America, love it or get the F*CK OUT before I throw you out, you commie bastard.
HornetSting on November 1, 2008 at 11:07 PM
Yeah, Obama has that same problem. Every time he opens his mouth, he sounds like a Marxist.
HornetSting on November 1, 2008 at 11:09 PM
LIKE THIS?, MAYBE?
LegendHasIt on November 1, 2008 at 11:10 PM
There will be blood and it won’t be because BO wins…
d1carter on November 1, 2008 at 11:10 PM
Many people have alleged that Pat Buchanan is an anti-Semite and a Nazi apologist, but no one has proven to me that he is. I ask that people to send me the evidence. If simply saying that America shouldn’t be fighting Israel’s wars makes one an anti-Semite, does that make all Americans who think that we shouldn’t start a war with Russia over Georgia anti-Georgians?
To allege that Pat Buchanan has more in common with the Democrats is just preposterous. First of all, Buchanan is a solid conservative on social, economic, and immigration issues. Second, you self-proclaimed “conservatives” mistakenly think that Buchanan shares the Democratic Party’s stance on foreign policy. The Democrats and the Republicans are BOTH interventionalists. They just like to intervene in different ways. While Democrats want to work with the UN and give more monetary aid to corrupt third-world nations, Republicans want to start wars that are bankrupting this nation. Buchanan is strongly against both approaches.
And, for you Republicans who don’t like Ron Paul just because he’s too “isolationalist,” why are you willing to tolerate Joe Lieberman even though he’s just as liberal as Obama on social and economic issues? Some of you may need to rearrangement your priorities.
The Democrat and Republican parties are not too much different anymore.
MedSchoolCatholic on November 1, 2008 at 11:10 PM
Without consulting WIKI, what the hell does David Frum have in common with Barack Obama?
Buy Danish on November 1, 2008 at 11:11 PM
Damn straight………… I will only speak for myself, but I wait until voting day. I show up early, on my way to work. I show patience and respect to the elderly volunteers. I listen to the conversation in the room, and do a quick check of the room to see if there are any shenanigans……….. Then I vote.
I walk to the box, and insert it myself, then I obtain the “I Voted” sticker and wear it proudly on my chest.
I don’t tell anyone whom I voted for, or what Propositions, or what ever…………. then I go to work, and work a full day.
Going to lunch, running errands, doing whatever, I walk the day with the “I Voted” sticker on my chest, always amused at the people who just can’t be bothered………
Seven Percent Solution on November 1, 2008 at 11:12 PM
rearrange*
MedSchoolCatholic on November 1, 2008 at 11:13 PM
I wonder if he likes cigars?
HornetSting on November 1, 2008 at 11:14 PM
Damn straight medschoolcatholic. Although I dont like Ron Paul.
I remember in 2000 when Buchanan was running for the nomination and had a book out and McCain lied and said the book said that Buchanan believes that American never should have entered ww2. Buchanan said that it “was not just a lie but a damned lie”.
McCain has been lying ever since. F him. I am glad he wont be president….Obama is worse but this country needs an enema so…..here….we…..go.
Roger Waters on November 1, 2008 at 11:15 PM
Reagan was behind Carter in the polls in 1980 until the last week, but there was only one debate that year and it was late–so the pundits decided that Reagan got a huge push from the debate
I was in Portsmouth, and turned the radio on about midnight ( 7pm EDT ), and Reagan had already won Every-thing. It was because of that election being called so early that the networks adopted their current policy
I think Reagan pulled ahead in the polls during that last week, but I don’t remember
Janos Hunyadi on November 1, 2008 at 11:17 PM
that was supposed to be read in Heath Ledger’s Joker voice.
Roger Waters on November 1, 2008 at 11:17 PM
Janos, dont confuse these knottheads with historical reality. It pisses them off. ha ha ha
Roger Waters on November 1, 2008 at 11:18 PM
I can’t help myself from thinking that those are your last words whilst on your knees, face squarely in the groin of the “the One” as he un-zips his pants………..
Seven Percent Solution on November 1, 2008 at 11:20 PM
Could you please go join him. Your goat is waiting.
HornetSting on November 1, 2008 at 11:21 PM
“knotheads” ??????? Are you high? Who says “knotheads”?
enemas? WTF ??
Janos Hunyadi on November 1, 2008 at 11:23 PM
I like the McCain quote above.
Heh
Spirit of 1776 on November 1, 2008 at 11:24 PM
What an excellent summation, RB.
Spirit of 1776 on November 1, 2008 at 11:27 PM
Sir, I hope for your sake that you are young, for that lesson will hit you hardest of all. I’m sympathetic to your goals, but think for a moment of what will happen to the country while you and others are giving the GOP its (rightly deserved) lesson.
1. Supreme Court appointments — which last for decades, and whose rulings tend to last forever — made not on the basis of fealty to the Constitution, but “empathy” for the downtrodden.
2. More welfare for those who pay little or no taxes, higher taxes for those who invest in the new, the untried, the innovations that create prosperity.
3. Socialized medicine
4. Cap and Trade/Environmental legislation that promises to hobble all industry.
5. Lower defense spending and disarming in the face of an Iran dedicated to the acquisition of nuclear weapons, a state at the forefront of global jihad against the West.
Do these policies sound libertarian friendly to you?
It’s true (except for SCOTUS) these could all be watered down, except they are all favored by the Democratic-dominated Congress, which looks only to get stronger.
Yes, Obama if elected will compromise somewhat. But which direction do you want to lean?
Last, remember that we do not elect parties for President, but individuals. Two are running. One is a confused, potentially influencable pragmatist who — whatever his faults, and there are many — wants to do what is best for his fellow citizens. The other is an all-but confessed communist with a serious lust for the power to remake the U.S. in the image of his leftist values and worldview.
Please think seriously over what I’ve written over the next few days.
Respectfully,
Jeff Perren
JDPerren on November 1, 2008 at 11:28 PM
Then bugger off and vote for Barr. Dickhead.
ManlyRash on November 1, 2008 at 11:30 PM
Who says knottheads? Cool people do.
Am I high? Sorta. Got 4 vicadins in me….over a 3 hour period. Ran a 1/2 marathon today…I need a little help. However, McCain/Palin needs A LOT of help…
Roger Waters on November 1, 2008 at 11:31 PM
Then bugger off and vote for Barr. D!ckhead.
ManlyRash on November 1, 2008 at 11:31 PM
Pretty much answers everyone’s questions. Sleep it off, Pink Floyd.
ManlyRash on November 1, 2008 at 11:32 PM
Yeeeaaah, sure thing, tiger. She is an American hero for sure. Palin to the rescue. 2012!!! whooop whoooop!!!! Pemanent minority status, here we come!!! YIPEEE!!!
HIP HIP HOOORAY FOR SARAH!!! SHE WANTS TO BE VP SO SHE CAN RUN THE SENATE!!!! YAY!!!
Roger Waters on November 1, 2008 at 11:33 PM
Actually, no, not Mexico. Albania, Italy, France, Spain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Liberia, Egypt, Japan, former Soviet republic of Georgia, Isreal. To name just a few.
Given a choice, I’ll live in the U.S. as middle class than any listed as “rich”.
Hog Wild on November 1, 2008 at 11:35 PM
John McCain is totally funny on SNL. Cindy showed up, too!
SouthernGent on November 1, 2008 at 11:35 PM
The opening SNL with McCain is pretty funny
Lance Murdock on November 1, 2008 at 11:35 PM
I’ll apologize if Obama wins. I’ll definitely apologize in eternity to the Founding Fathers for Americans throwing away all that blood that was spilled for limited government.
Tim Burton on November 1, 2008 at 11:35 PM
The opening SNL skit with McCain is pretty funny.
Lance Murdock on November 1, 2008 at 11:36 PM
7% solution, you seem to focus a lot on stuff like that. You should just come out of the closet and quit playing games.
However, I am voting YES on Prop 8 on Tuesday…dont get mad at me.
Roger Waters on November 1, 2008 at 11:36 PM
Fly, Johnny, fly!!!!!!!
I thought he did good too.
Limerick on November 1, 2008 at 11:36 PM
McCain fine gold…hah.
SouthernGent on November 1, 2008 at 11:36 PM
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