Dear Democrats
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Mark Noonan
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September 3rd, 2008 at 11:33pm with
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Tags: Sarah Palin.
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You do realise just how entirely screwed you are, don’t you?
UPDATE, Matt Margolis: Robert Bluey calls Palin “The Right’s Next Ronald Reagan”
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129 Responses to “Dear Democrats”
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You’re welcome.
Sorry, was that last line more rude and tacky than a post saying, “you’re totally screwed”?
You’ll have to forgive a newbie. I thought with that kind of language, I’d fit right in.
yekepyt,
“Seriously — get over it, it’s tiresome.”
“Tiresome”? Tiresome that your candidate admits to using one of the most adictive illegal drugs know?
You don’t have a problem with your candidate admitting to using cocaine? Maybe you think its okay because you are also a cocaine user.
Personally, I don’t want someone who has admitted using cocaine and has admitted to considering using heroin (he might have, if he found a pusher he liked) in the Oval Office. You might not have a problem with it, but most Americans do. I know I do. And, no, I won’t get over it. It is a serious character flaw about Senator Obama. It shows a lack of judgement. And don’t give me any “he was only in his 20’s” crap. When I was in my 20’s, I was on the Presidential Security Detail at Camp David. I was trusted for my judgement, competence, and trustworthyness. I was smart enough to know that using illegal drugs was stupid, illegal, and destructive. Apparently, you and Senator Obama aren’t smart enough to know that.
Sorry,
“most adictive illegal drugs know?” = “most addictive illegal drugs known?”
Fingers a little slow today.
You prefer someone who wouldn’t admit to it?
It is a serious character flaw about Senator Obama.
Just one of many, A-10.
It shows a lack of judgement.
Humorously ironic isn’t it that his supporters tout his character and judgment as positive attributes that make up for his lack of experience?
You’ll have to forgive a newbie.
No I don’t, Bill. We have enough Leftist idiots here; we don’t need newbie Leftist idiots.
Get lost.
Ho, hum, now Obama and I are active cocaine users. A-10 talks about cocaine all the time — he just can’t get it off his mind! He’s obsessing over it, when Obama probably hasn’t thought about it in over twenty years.
The only time I’ve seen someone obsess over cocaine the way that A-10 does is when they’re addicted themselves.
Oh, I’m a “leftist” am I? Because I spoil your good story with a few facts? Just because I give you a little straight talk.
The last time I looked, America had free speech. Now I’m being told to get lost for having a differing opinion to you?
Since you’ve made it clear that you’re only interested in talking to people who share you own very narrow world view (which only justifies my “fall in line” comment), I’ll not spoil your fun any longer.
I’ll leave it to the voters to do that in November.
Oh, I’m a “leftist” am I? Because I spoil your good story with a few facts?
ROTFLMAO! Facts? You wouldn’t know a “fact” if it bit you in the ass. Don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.
“The why does Cheney bother you so?”
He does?
“The fact that ethically challenged Palin Slashed funding for special needs children by 63%”
Like your source, you are incapable of reading a budget; those programs were increased and moved to another section of the budget.
Gawd, you people have no shame.
Uh oh, looks like Obama won’t be getting his illegal campaign pay-offs this month.
Then why does Obama have a Nigerian bundler?
“Change” we can take to the bank.
Oh, no, not another Nigerian connection! Actually, it’s another non-story, another distortion from the right wing.
An organization in Nigeria began running ads for a “fundraiser” for Obama. Upon hearing of the ads (and before the fundraiser was held), staff council for Obama for America issued an official statement on the matter, saying “we want to inform you that Obama for America, Inc, which is the principal campaign committee for Senator Barrack Obama in his campaign for President of the United States, and the Democratic National Committee are in no way affiliated with this event or with this [Nigerian] organisation…. Obama for America and the Democratic National Committee will not accept any funds raised at this event or through the fundraising activities of this group.”
The only one I’ve seen who claims that this money was ever destined to be “bundled” and sent to Obama’s greedy little hands here in America is Dasein Libsbane, who must have an inside line on the caper.
dl
>>>Gawd, you people have no shame.>>>
You mean like oBOMBa’s kenyan BROTHER who lives in a grass hut with a dirt floor on TEN dollars a year?
oBOMBa’s wife makes $350,000.00 a year in an affirmative action job and who knows what hussein’s AA “community organizer” job pays and yet they let this BROTHER live in sqular?
a $20.00 gift would double his YEARLY salary.
tell all about it A$$Hat!
DL
sorry I didn’t mean to reply to your post,
so my answer is not to YOU, it is to ykept
yekepyt,
Not at all. Just speaks volumes about and you and your candidate. I’m willing to submit to a drug test anytime, anyday. Have never used ANY illegal drug. I don’t even take asprin. Don’t even drink. (only some Asti on New Year’s Eve) Can you say the same? I doubt it. My only vice is golf.
Shall I move on to Senator Obama’s resume? I would, but there is nothing there. As he has said himself, his most important foreign relations experience is living in SE Asia between ages 6 and 10. What’s his economic experience? ZERO. What’s his energy experience? ZILCH. What’s his national security experience? Less than ZERO. What’s his executive experience? NONE. Has he ever truely “governed?” NEVER. No experience. Never governed. All talk. No action.
He’s an empty suit, propped up by the MSM. He’s so lacking in depth, that when he turns sidewise, he disappears. He’s afraid to compare his resume to Senator McCain’s, so instead he and his minions in the MSM compare him to Gov Palin. And his resume pales in comparison. She has more governing experience than Senators Obama and Biden combined. H*ll, I’ll even through in Senator Clinton and former Senator Edwards (the other top two Donk hopefulls) and they all don’t match Gov Palin’s governing experience.
His policies? They would ruin our economy that has been humming along at a 2-3% growth rate for 5 years or so. Unemployment? His tax and spend plans would put small businesses out of business, increase unemployment, and deter investments. The Deficit? His tax and spend policies would add Trillions to the Deficit. The War on Terror? He thinks we lost and wants to negotiate with Terrorist States. All of his policies are wrong. He was wrong about the “Surge.” He and his minions are lying about the state of the economy.
He’s a loser now, as he will be in November.
News flash!!!
I just hear that Senator Obama made a speach last week, but cannot find anyone in the MSM or on the internet who is talking about it. I’m wondering if he said anything of substance.
Oh. My bad. Of course he didn’t.
You’ve completely lost it, FmrMarine — your response seems to have nothing at all to do with my post. My post is to point out that Obama preemptively rejected this Nigerian fundraiser before it was even held, and issued an official statement, which I quoted from.
After filtering out the misspellings, childish name calling, and third grade punctuation, your reply basically says that Obama and his wife have enough money to give some to his half-brother in Africa. Which he probably does, anyway. So how are these two posts related?
Affirmative action doesn’t get you President of the Harvard Law Review or magna cum laude — hard work and smarts do.
I wonder if you (or I) would have done so well at Harvard (it’s a pretty tough school).
Ok, A-10, you don’t take alcohol or drugs, that’s good! I don’t really care, but if you’re happy with your lifestyle, that is what counts.
I still wonder why you obsess over cocaine, and lie about other people using it (e.g., Obama, who does not use cocaine and hasn’t since he tried it twenty years ago). Are you lying about your own use of drugs, as well? I personally don’t think that you are.
As for Obama being a loser, what standard are you using? Have you accomplished even a tiny fraction of what he has (president of the Harvard Law Review, magna cum laude graduate from Harvard, professor of Constitutional law, self-made millionaire, state senator, US senator, nominated for President of the United States)?
The real “loser,” right now at least, is McCain — he’s down in every poll.
Now, you call Obama a “tax and spend” candidate, but you must know where the Republicans stand on larger government and larger debt: they borrow and spend like drunken sailors.
You also assert that our economy is in good shape, growing at what you deem a healthy rate. Do you know of how the foreclosure statistics, unemployment numbers, underemployment numbers, real wages, energy costs, health care costs, and the pulse of the average American have changed under Bush?
On a positive note, your spelling is getting better. My third-grader might have had trouble with “aspirin” just like you did, although she wouldn’t have missed “truly” or “hopefuls.” I mention this only because you thoughtfully pointed out one time that I left the “e” out of “successful.”
yekepyt,
“I still wonder why you obsess over cocaine, and lie about other people using it”
Did Senator Obama use cocaine? Yes or No. Simple question. Answer: YES. No lie there. I don’t obsess about it. Its just that a Presidential candidate should not be an admitted cocaine user.
“Have you accomplished even a tiny fraction..” Actually, I have a decent resume. 27 years of military service, including service on the Presidential Security Detail, a Graduate Degree, etc. But, then, I’m not running for the Chief Exeuctive of the United States. Your empty suit is.
You must be on drugs. I never pointed out any of your misspellings. I understand that while people are composing comments, it’s easy to add or drop a letter, hit a wrong key, or forget to hit “shift” when entering punctuation. I never point out anyone’s misspellings. You must be talking about someone else. You should pay closer attention to who you are responding to.
I do know where the GOP has stood on larger government and larger debt. That’s why I’m supporting the McCain/Palin ticket to bring Government spending under control. The Obama/Biden will make the GOP spenders look like pikers. Oh, by the way, the Donks control Congress, so much of the blame for the most recent spending spree falls squarely on their shoulders.
“Do you know of how the foreclosure statistics, unemployment numbers, underemployment numbers, real wages, energy costs, health care costs, and the pulse of the average American have changed under Bush?”
Yes, do you? And do you know why?
By the way, unemployment is steady in the 4.5 – 5.5% range, close to “Full Employment” and on par with the Clinton Years. Inflation is in check. The number of Americans working is at a record level. Energy cost are up for a number of reasons. But the Donks blocking the constuction of Nuke plants, oil processing facilities, offshore drilling and drilling in ANWR have made the problem much worse. And Senator Obama’s solution: “Inflate your tires and get a tune-up.” Psss. Senator Obama. Most cars on the road today don’t require tune-up and have properly inflated tires. Talk about out-of-touch with reality.
Hi A-10, in reply #42 to this post, you quoted me, and put a little “(sic)” after the word “succssful” in the quote. Yep, I had misspelled the word, and you caught it for me. Well played, you’re very clever!
I thanked you, and returned the favor by pointing out that you had misspelled exaggerating, earmarks, pressures, and government, and you left out a space between the words “in” and “acts,” — you wrote “inacts.”
Now, in your last post, there are only three misspelled words (down from five), and this is improvement on that front.
But in addition to your “senior moment” where you accuse me of being on drugs after forgetting your own post, let me address the substance of your most recent… offering.
Wait — there is no substance in your most recent offering.
Obama doesn’t use cocaine.
The Republicans are the party of enormous borrowing and spending and large government.
The economy is hurting, both McCain and Obama say so (actually, with McCain, it depends on which way the wind is blowing). The economy is the central issue in every national campaign this season. It’s Americans’ #1 concern (according to Gallup which shows 43% of Americans rating it as their most important issue, compared to the next most important, Iraq, with 15%). You can say, “no no no the economy is doing great” until you turn blue in the face, but you’ll still be “wrong wrong wrong” and any objective analysis of the facts proves it.
Sure it’s not jingoism?
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Well excuse me. I did enter a (sic). Please accept my most sincere apologies.
Senator Obama (I try to always use their title out of respect for the pffice, something most, if not all, liberals fail to do) DID use cocaine. Does he now? we don’t know. All we know is that he admits to using one of the most addictive substances known to man, and he might still be using drugs.
Is our economy in perfect shape? No. Is it in much better shape that most will give credit for? (even the McCain campaign) Probably. Even with a GDP of $13.13 trillion, there is always room for improvement.
I believe that the team of McCain/Palin offer a much better chance of fostering that improvement.
Funny, you have never refuted any of my facts about Senator Obama’s disasterous plans. Perhaps they are too tough of a pill for you to swallow.
And thanks again for acting as a spellchecker. I knew liberals where good for something.
No problem, A-10, it’s actually rewarding for me to see your spelling improve. As you can probably tell, I take an interest in educating folks like you.
You’re right: we don’t know for sure whether you, I, McCain, Palin, Biden, Obama, or the Easter Bunny are current cocaine users. Unless you have some inside information, I guess we’ll just have to take each other at our word.
Sarah Palin smoked weed — probably called it “mary jane.” Does that bother you? Or is it just cocaine, or perhaps it’s just because it was against the law when and where he did it?
I’m understand that a little weed wouldn’t be as upsetting to you as cocaine experimentation, but even if it’s, say, just 25% as upsetting, you must be really freaked out that Palin smoked some hooch, because you’re practically apoplectic about Obama trying cocaine twenty years ago.
yek,
I’m dropping the cocaine issue. He was a drug user. Maybe he isn’t now. But someone of his supposed intelligence should know that addictive drug use is destructive and dangerous. It tells me that while he may have a higher than average IQ, he isn’t very smart. And he knew he was breaking the law. Not what I expect from the man who wants to be the Chief Law Enforcement Officer of the US. But it is what I expect from a liberal, with the double standards and all.
You see it isn’t the drug use that bothers me the most. If he wants to kill himself using drugs, I don’t care. But I do not want my President to consider illegal drug use as cavalier as walking the dog. I especially don’t want my President so proud of his illegal drug use that he writes about it in a book. I may be okay with you liberals, but its not okay with the rest of America.
I guess that if Gov Palin legally smoked “weed”, I’ll have to live with it. It was legal.
I appreciate your willingness to educate us poor, dumb, hicks clinging to our Bibles and guns. But no thanks. Your kind of education we can go without.
Still waiting on a liberal to explain how raising taxes, increasing spending, and stiffling economic growth is going to improve our economy. You certainly have failed to explain how. Likewise, Senator Obama has failed to explain how.
Oh, and I see you aren’t very good at learning, or are you so superior to us hicks that we could never teach you something, like respect. Because you didn’t take the hint.
Its Sen or Senator McCain and Gov or Governor Palin to you. They earned the office. Even though I think President Clinton was one of the worst Presidents in our history and seriously diminished the stature and honor of the Presidency, I still call him President Clinton. I call Senator Obama by his title, even though I do not agree with him. I expect the same from others for all elected officials.
Otherwise, these conversations are over.
Jerimiah,
You wrote,
‘Maybe it’s because the law was changed by ACLU lawyers and liberal Supreme Court judges in combination to throw the childrens future out the door.
Maybe that’s why we can’t teach abstinence in school, because it has too much of a ‘Biblical’ overtone to it.’
I’ll take it this actually happened. Even if I accept the premise of your argument, how does that affect what hapens in a family whose mother believes in abstinence and therefore I assume teaches it to her children. Yet the outcome is much like others where this is practiced. If you don’t believe me look at the Victorian Era. Despite the fact that it was a period of strict sexual conservativism the spead of STD’s was widespread. Publicly people feigned chastity but behind closed doors t was quite different.
Ultimately, teenagers are going to be sexually active. If they at least know what is necessary to prevent the spread of STD’s and unwanted preganancies then they are ahead of the game.
Ultimately,
by getting pregnant out of wedlock it just shows that abstinence training is not based on reality. If a child in an upstanding family such as Sarah Palin’s can fail at this then imagine what would happen in a family where there is less support.
Ok, A-10… you’re clearly not a fan of Rush Limbaugh.
You are dropping the drug issue after you learned (apparently, from me!) that Palin smoked marijuana and you’ll have to “live with it.” How very big of you.
I never called you a hick, I don’t know if you have guns or bibles (I own both), and I would not have picked on your spelling if you hadn’t invited it with the little “(sic)” you included when you quoted a misspelling of mine.
I also respect your decision to live without drugs and alcohol — it is a healthy choice and one I hope my own children will adopt.
Hi A-10,
The answer is no, I don’t have a problem with Obama trying cocaine while in college. Am I thrilled about it? No. Is he bragging about it? No (and neither is Sarah Palin bragging about her marijuana use).
I would have a problem if he had a pattern of using drugs, or was using them today, but I can’t see how trying cocaine twenty years ago is relevant in any way to Obama’s performance today.
And I give the same free pass to Sarah Palin for trying marijuana — who cares? What possible difference could it make to her ability to function in office in 2008?
You tell us that you won’t even take an aspirin. I think you’re way off to one side of the bell curve (certainly out of the mainstream) on this particular issue.
yekepyt,
No. You give yourself too much credit. Already knew about it.
Yes, I am a fan of Rush. And his situation was blown completely out of proportion by his enemies. He got dependent to painkillers after a failed back surgery that left him in continual pain. He stood up to his problem and got over it.
“The answer is no, I don’t have a problem with Obama trying cocaine while in college.”
Most of America would disagree with you, and I hope they do on Nov 4th. It shows disregard for our laws. Lack of courage. Lack of character.
As for aspirin, I rarely get a headache (although conversing with liberal brickwalls might bring one on) or other aches and pains, so I don’t bother and they don’t seem to work. That and some painkillers tear at my stomach. Took Advil once and the stomach pain was worse than the symptom I was trying to fix. I tend to just gut it out. If the pain appears to be serious, I get it checked out. Otherwise, I life with it. Must be my USMC mentality.
So it not like a “my body is a temple” mentality. Don’t need aspirin. Don’t need alcohol. Don’t need soft or hard drugs.