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Sarah Palin wrote on Sep 28, 2008 8:37 AM:

" Is afraid to meet the press but she's not afraid to go hunting with Dick Cheney. Go figure. "

I Think wrote on Sep 27, 2008 6:55 PM:

" Palin still drops out and KindaSleazy Rice comes on board. Rice has never held an elected position in her life and Palin isn't qualified for the Presidency. (and keep in mind she will just be a half beating heart away if McSame wins). "

To Harsch wrote on Sep 19, 2008 3:50 PM:

" Yes, it is so. You are wrong, but I can live with that if you can. Peace. "

harsch wrote on Sep 19, 2008 1:00 PM:

" No, not necessarily, and not in this case at all. But how convenient for you all if it were so. "

To harsch wrote on Sep 19, 2008 12:41 PM:

" Look up the definition of affirmative action, as well as how it is put into practice. You will see that one of the components of affirmative action is treating someone different solely on the basis of their race. And that, young grasshopper, is what racism is. "

Harsch wrote on Sep 19, 2008 11:40 AM:

" Intentional lying? As opposed to what? Accidental lying? Is that lying? By the way, exactly what lie did I tell? "

harsch wrote on Sep 19, 2008 11:38 AM:

" No. Supporters of affirmative action are not racist. Affirmative action is not racist except, potentially, when quotas are involved. "

To Harsch wrote on Sep 19, 2008 9:14 AM:

" What do you mean the same "ballpark"? Affirmative action is an example of racism. Another, much more horrific example, would be how Blacks were treated in our nations history. The similarity both share is they both happen to fall under the definition of racism. Affirmative action will never right the wrongs of the past. It only serves to perpetuate more(but not nearly as horrific) racism. The racists who support affirmative action are not nearly as rotten as the white redneck racists of our nations history. Fair enough? "

harsch...i thought it was FOUR horsemen wrote on Sep 19, 2008 3:33 AM:

" Utopian socialist liberal Democrat social engineering affirmative acting lying distorter sometime communist women's libber gay rights proponent with no particular views on abortion and Satan seeks fourth horsemen for forthcoming apocalypse. "

harsch...namecalling wrote on Sep 19, 2008 3:28 AM:

" I did not call you a moron, you pinhead--I categroized your thought as moronic. Equating in this context does not mean stating they are equal; it's just putting them in the same, say, ballpark, which is indeed moronic. And all this garbage about affirmative action is truly dumb, you bad person, because it is much more than what it is treated as here. The only real problem with 'aa' is when it involves quotas, thus virtually ensuring that white folk will occasionally get screwed out of a job. Otherwise, 'aa' is a reasonable attempt to right centuries of wrong in a relatively short time. It won't work, but it helps--a great many blacks have received higher education than otherwise would have, for example. "

Cagefighter wrote on Sep 18, 2008 4:19 PM:

" Yeah, you are probably right. I just thought I was finally getting that little rascal to think a little deeper on an issue, but he became uncomfortable and started in on the distortions and name calling again. "

To cagefighter wrote on Sep 18, 2008 3:24 PM:

" Harsch has a history of intentional lying. I called him on it once, with detailed examples from blogs. If it was unintential, he would have apologized when confronted with the facts. I would recommend not getting too worked up over the likes of Harsch, Smith, and Welsh. They are the three amigos of liberalism, and they won't let anything like truth or acuracy get in the way of their socialist utopian quest. "

Cagefighter to Harsch wrote on Sep 18, 2008 11:59 AM:

" Instead of resorting to name-calling, why don't you puff up and use your superior intellect to explain yourself? Although they are both examples of racism, they are not equal to one another. How is it that you don't get that? "

Harsch...Blog moronism of the week wrote on Sep 18, 2008 9:56 AM:

" ' Who is equating the two? I merely said both are examples of racism' "

Cagefighter to Harsch wrote on Sep 18, 2008 8:41 AM:

" Who is equating the two? I merely said both are examples of racism. "

To To Cagefighter wrote on Sep 17, 2008 5:04 PM:

" Huh!? Where did cagefighter say the Government shouldn't intervene? Wake up and get with the program! They are intervening in the wrong way. Duh. "

Cagefighter wrote on Sep 17, 2008 4:56 PM:

" I never said Government shouldn't intervene. In fact, there are instances in which they should. They should attempt to ensure that no one is discriminated against simply due to the color of their skin. Instead, with affirmative action, they do the opposite. They not only condone racism-they make it the law. That is just plain stupid. Two wrongs dont make a right. The same logic would apply if, for instance, I hit my brother when we were little. Therefore, his kid should be able to hit my kid a generation later. Stupid, right? Well, that is the logic behind affirmative action. More racism is simply never the answer. How naive can YOU get? "

Harsch...Two cliches dont make two arguments wrote on Sep 17, 2008 4:52 PM:

" Equating the history of black American abuse to the wrongs done to whites through affirmative action is evidence of mental illness. "

To Cagefighter... wrote on Sep 17, 2008 3:50 PM:

" So you think the race issue will just sort of take care of itself and there is no need for government intervention, huh? Man, how monumentally naive can you get! "

Cagefighter wrote on Sep 17, 2008 3:36 PM:

" Sadly, in their own warped minds, yes, they thought what they were doing was noble. Just like the people today who support racism through affirmative action think they are being noble. Sadly, no one realizes racism is NEVER the answer. If we don't learn from history, we are doomed to repeat it. "

cagefigher you are a twit wrote on Sep 17, 2008 2:43 PM:

" Do you really think the rednecks of the American South thought they had a noble cause when they lynched black men for looking at white women? Nope, they were just hate filled morons who wouldn't have known nobility if it bit them in the butt. Nestor doesn't think he has a noble cause in his apparent hate and/or paranoia of Jews (or at least powerful Jews). he is just an ignorant mumble keyboarded twit. "

Cagefighter to Welch wrote on Sep 17, 2008 1:39 PM:

" You obviously don't recall BGS exact words. He stated the "brilliant" Ms Palin had a baby......" Brilliant was obviously used sarcastically, and his post reeked of glee at her misfortune. "

Cagefighter wrote on Sep 17, 2008 1:32 PM:

" And, Harsch, I will also restate the obvious. Two wrongs don't make a right. The solution to racism is not more racism. Every person or group who has supported racism has always had what they felt was a noble reason for doing so. This is no exception. Although their goal may be noble, their methods are misguided. They indeed support racism-which makes them racists. "

Michael Welch Another High School Obsession... wrote on Sep 17, 2008 11:50 AM:

" 'Cagefighter' you NEVER get beyond the trivial. BGS said that Palin was 'irresponsible' for having a child in her middle age; he did NOT say she should have aborted it. I said that BGS' 'judgment' was 'silly' because essentially it's none of his business who has a child or who doesn't and moreover it is irrelevant to the REAL 'issues.' But as per the ENDLESS 'wrestling match' junk 'Cf' could NOT let go of for weeks and WEEKS and STILL can't, he can't let go of Palin's child; ol' Trig has become his SOLE 'cause.' Why? 'Cagefighter' has SO LITTLE of any substance to say on ANY subject that he MUST 'wrestle' the same match again and again or he's bereft... "

harsch wrote on Sep 17, 2008 11:04 AM:

" This being a different blog i will repeat the obvious that those who support affirmative action who are white have the unquestionable motive of righting an historical wrong. Calling them racist is foolish. Ergo. "

Cagefighter wrote on Sep 16, 2008 4:37 PM:

" And, Harsch, I don't think it is a shame we like the same movies. It kind of makes us kindred spirits. Twin sons from different mothers. "

Cagefighter to Harsch wrote on Sep 16, 2008 4:35 PM:

" Okay, you wrote Smith is no racist. I have an arguement against that. Smith supported racist policies(affirmative action), ergo he is a racist. A Black man saying he is doesn't make it so. True. But a white man saying he isn't doesn't make it not so either. "

harsch to cegefighter wrote on Sep 16, 2008 2:16 PM:

" It's a shame we like the same movies...but yes, as far as i'm concerned your only purpose her is to amuse me--you contribute nothing of substance and you distort everything you comment on. Smith is no racist--one black man accused him and that doesn't make it so. If you have an argument against anything I wrote, why not have the guts to give it a shot here? Could it be because this is not your wrestling mat? I think so. "

Cagefighter to Harsch wrote on Sep 16, 2008 12:19 PM:

" Amuse you? What, am I clown? Am I funny? Am I here for your entertainment? Seriously, I did read through that blog, and there was indeed some discussion, but then when it got to the point that you couldn't answer the points made, you decided to harp on a "slip of phrase." Regarding that discussion, coincidentally and oddly enough, it seemed BGS was the offending party in the discussion previously. The fact he is a racist(yes, supporting racism because you believe it is the answer to past racism is itself racist)shouldn't surprise anyone considering his comments regarding Palin and her Downs Syndrome baby. "

Michael Welch My Point Is That Jews Have ALL Sorts Of Politics wrote on Sep 16, 2008 11:55 AM:

" I dunno -- in my experience many Jews are very liberal and yeah the American socialist parties often had strong Jewish leadership but then some Jews have been pretty right wing too, especially those in Hollywood. Louie B. Mayer, head of MGM and 'a very fierce lion indeed' re: the familiar MGM logo, was a great friend of Herbert Hoover and devastated by his hero's ignominious defeat in 1932 to that 'Jew Roosevelt' (FDR was Dutch Reformed church of course!) and the 'Jew Deal' as some crazed hyperventilated righties characterized it. Mayer, Joe Schrenk, William Fox, Harry Cohn (all Hollywood honchos and Jews) and others actually launched a vast and mendacious propaganda campaign AGAINST the socialist Upton Sinclair running for gov as a Democrat in 1934... "

harsch to cegefighter wrote on Sep 16, 2008 9:48 AM:

" you might notice that I make a typo or two myself, and I don't harp on mere typos. Regarding racism, you typically abuse the truth by mentioning one funny post rather than reading the discussion, in which a great deal was actually discussed regarding whether one is a racist if one supports affirmative action. Your interest in me personally is a little on the obsessive side, as it is with your interest in BGS, and I would like to add that I have rarely seen a post of yours that contributed anything of any import to any discussion. Nonetheless you amuse me, sort of like I am amused when I see a three-legged dog; so please don't go away. "

To NorthSider wrote on Sep 15, 2008 10:03 PM:

" How about a specific answer? I think a lot of us are wondering about your Jewish comments. "

Experience is not important wrote on Sep 15, 2008 4:35 PM:

" Just ask Vince McMahon, who had almost no experience promoting when he grew the WWF from a small, NE based promotion to the giant it is today. Or Eric Bischoff, who took WCW from obscurity to the hottest thing going in the mid-90's. His experience was as a part time broadcaster. On the other end, look what happened to Bill Watts, Dusty Rhodes,etc. They had tons of experience and ran their respective promotions into the ground. Granted, running a country is harder than running a wrestling promotion, but you get my point. "

Seconding Welch to Nestor wrote on Sep 15, 2008 4:06 PM:

" I agree with Welch regarding your frequent eluding to the number of Jewish senators. What would you have done, limit the number of senators from any given group or background to their percentage of the population? Just exactly what is it you're trying to say? Why don't you just come out with it and stop being coy. "

Lee Bowers wrote on Sep 15, 2008 2:00 PM:

" Uh Oh. Financial crisis happening. Quick, get Sarah to go to Wall Street and put things in order. You go girl. Save my pension! "

Michael Welch Question... wrote on Sep 15, 2008 12:49 PM:

" I don't 'get' the Jews as senators bit -- what's the point? Jews 'control' the Republican and Democratic parties in Minnesota and Wisconsin? If the senators were all Muslims then what? 'Al Qaeda' controls the parties? What are you trying to say or rather is it better asked -- what is it you are attempting NOT to 'say' in so many words but to 'imply'?... "

TO- To Nestor wrote on Sep 15, 2008 11:56 AM:

" I think it is pretty simple. As I have asked Jimmy before, being a Jew himself. I wondered what he thought of of three of our nearest US Senators being Jewish? Considering the makeup of our population. I believe the question is easily understandable. I wondered on the lines reflected in questions I asked him on WIZM, Is the Mpls/St. Paul Democrat Party capable of fielding anybody but a Jew. Then I went on to wonder aloud, What if this disparity were with Muslims? There you have it! "

Michael Welch If I Were A Carpenter And You Were A Vice President --... wrote on Sep 15, 2008 11:30 AM:

" Much of this bickering over the candidates is as 'Bowers' would assert a bore. It's another form of the beloved repetition, the thud for thump that characterizes these exchanges. As Jimmy himself pointed out once NO ONE on the Repub side ever gives an inch or makes a reflective comment on say Palin who is clearly 'misleading' about her quasi-reformist past but is remarkable nonetheless in that here is a presidential election in which the GOPpers distrust their candidate for president and are voting their enthusiasm only for the veep pick. If I were a Democrat frankly I'd nominate Ted Kennedy because even with a brain tumor he has a better heart than any other aside from George McGovern who, unlike McCain, would be a fine president even at 100 years old. (He's 86 now...) "

Lee Bowers wrote on Sep 15, 2008 10:56 AM:

" The Vice-Presidential debate? Obama supporters, if you are wise, don't get your hopes up. The media (which is on the side of McCain, though it doesn't appear that way) will frame the match-up in a "David v Goliath" context. If Sarah doesn't make a fool of herself (and I don't think she will), the media spin will be that she held her own, which will be a huge victory for the Republicans. "

Cagefighter wrote on Sep 15, 2008 9:44 AM:

" The blog I am referring to in my below post is the one on "Do you still believe the Republicans stole the election". And, no, I have no idea how a discussion on the election morphed into a discussion on racism. "

Cagefighter wrote on Sep 15, 2008 9:39 AM:

" Sorry about the typo in my last post. "one" should have been "once". I know Harsch has a field day with these types of things. Welch accuses others of parsing and punishing Harsch, but any slip of phrase by anyone else is definitely noticed and gleefully ripped into by the tolerant Mr. Harsch. I would point others to a discussion on a blog several days ago on racism in which Harsch, rather than address the salient points made by his adversary, focused on the persons use of the phrase "from an early age". It was redundant, true, but is does show where Harschs focus is. "

Cagefighter to BGS wrote on Sep 15, 2008 9:02 AM:

" In your multiple, voluminous posts regarding Sarah Palin, not one did I see an apology for blasting her for having a baby with Downs Syndrome. Was that an oversight? "

Re Harschs post wrote on Sep 15, 2008 9:01 AM:

" My apologies if thisposts twice-there seems to something weird going on when submitting posts.
I would be curious as to whether Harsch also considers it lies when people report on Barack Hussein Obama calling Sarah Palin a pig and stating that it should be legal to kill babies once they are born? What would the "spin" there be? "

Harsch wrote on Sep 15, 2008 2:52 AM:

" When Palin's detractors inform readers of her 'problems' it means the Democrats are running scared (Just look at how they attack her--they must be frightened). It's a terrible misfortune that emotional politics eclipses thought in America. Republicans should abandon the party as soon as their candidate is exposed as a liar: And McCain's lates ad about education is a sick as it gets, accusing Obama of wanting sex ed for kindergardners when he was actually supporting awareness regarding sexual predators. Why would anyone want such a man as McCain for president if he is capable of that? "

Yo wrote on Sep 14, 2008 10:05 PM:

" To Yo: I agree, surprise. I think if we see the same Sara at the debate as we witnessed at convention...coupled with the fact that if Biden pushes too hard it will look "bad" for him. (picking on a woman) While she has to look good, as long as she doesn't make any obvious blunders like comparing herself to Kennedy(Dan Quale), or being alof and cold with her answers(Mike Dukakis) she will score a victory. "

To North Sider wrote on Sep 14, 2008 8:47 PM:

" What are you talking about in your nine o two pm post? "

To- To Nestor wrote on Sep 14, 2008 5:22 PM:

" You have to be more specific than that? "

To the wrote on Sep 14, 2008 4:13 PM:

" You are one sick puppy. Just for the he-- of it, why don't we put you through what McCain went through and see how you hold up. We all know ourselves that we could never handle that. For you to write such a disgusting post is just...disgusting. "

To Gunny wrote on Sep 14, 2008 3:23 PM:

" Yes, McCain served all right. He served up all the information the communists could get out of him. That's why he stayed as long as he did. They just loved having him. "

To North Sider wrote on Sep 14, 2008 3:19 PM:

" What are you talking about? "

To nine twelve am poster wrote on Sep 14, 2008 3:19 PM:

" The same amount of draft deferments that Dead Eye Dick Cheney brought to the table. "

To Yo wrote on Sep 14, 2008 3:16 PM:

" Just wait until the debates. You won't have to worry about any questions being asked. Too bad there isn't more than one VP debate. "

To Starfish wrote on Sep 14, 2008 3:01 PM:

" I went and read Frank Rich. For a minute, I thought I was back on Jimmy's blog. It sounded exactly the same. Oh well. The urban elite's can rail away; they don't know the only ones who read them are people just like them. The common "riff raff" who like Sarah don't bother to read tripe like that. "

Nestor wrote on Sep 14, 2008 1:06 PM:

" YO- "The only way ABC can maintain any dignity would be to ask the same questions of Biden/Obama"? Not going to happen! Just review the facial expressions, the tones of voice, and demeanor they approached the Republicans with. Then hold up or afterward watch what has transpired with the Democrat Candidates. Or will transpire, and experience the raw disparity slap you in the face. "

Nestor wrote on Sep 14, 2008 12:30 PM:

" Let's see. ABC, The View, Hmmmmm. There seems to be a common denominator here. What could it be? Who would want their Candidate of a Network after the likes of how disrespectful and irreverent McCain was treated on 'The View'. You can hold someones feet tot eh fire and ask them questions without the smarmy, yes I said smarmy attitude, facial expressions, etc shown Charlie and the Broads on The View. "

Yo wrote on Sep 14, 2008 8:52 AM:

" Nobody has ever asked these same questions of Obama or Biden. They point out McCain being out of touch by being in the senate for 26 yrs...hmmmmm Biden has been there longer. Obama takes a world tour(fact finding mission)at taxpayer expense, and that makes him a foreign policy wonk - how? The hipocracy of the left and the genuine-ness of the right will prevail. Already in most pols McCain is ahead, but the left says "it's tied" When it was Obama ahead by 2 points - headline read - Obama has potential landslide against McCain. The only way ABC can maintain any dignity would be to ask the same questions of Biden/Obama. "

Starfish wrote on Sep 14, 2008 7:30 AM:

" See Frank Rich of the "liberal" NY Times (9/14/08)for the best explanation to date of just WHAT Sarah Palin is. By focusing on the trees instead of the forest, we are playing into the Rove/Schmidt narrative. The techniques are all too familiar: wanton, shameless lying, of course, but the one that really sticks in MY craw is how they put words in my mouth and then attack me for what I've said. Read today's Frank Rich. THESE are the words I choose to put in my mouth. "

Big Spender wrote on Sep 14, 2008 12:58 AM:

" "Decay Rates," re: "One, no radioactive elements have defused into your sample from elsewhere."

They've thought of that: use zircon instead of galena, and do an isotopic analyis to isolate radiogenic lead from the 'original' natural lead; the 'natural radioactive series' gives you a way to get the original Pb concentration (in most samples, lead-204 will get you the original amounts of lead-206 and lead-207). That also lets you know if lead was introduced or lost over time--anything that brings in or takes out Pb over time would have no preference as to isotope--thus, any change from the lead-206 and lead-207 concentrations relative to lead-204 are from radioactive decay).

Chemists and geologists are clever; they know how to pick decent rock samples.

Other parent-daughter element combinations are even more reliable (Rubidium-87 to Strontium-87, samarium-neodymium are used to date both earth and moon rocks). "

Bob Wateski wrote on Sep 13, 2008 11:53 PM:

" This is great. One little woman has all you bad Democrats crying and whining like crazy. You can't take it. To LAX, your remark about McCain was pathetic. I would cheer if you went down. McCain served, his family served and Palin's son in going to Iraq. I love Obama's heroic service.Chicago Hustler. This lady has you all running scared just like your Demo leaders. They don't know what to do but take cheap shots just like you all. Thats why the communist party turned Democrat. Best way to socialism. Gunny "

Nestor wrote on Sep 13, 2008 9:02 PM:

" Unlike you Jimmy I do not pull a straight liberal Democrat lever. I did although enjoy a bite I heard the other day in regrad to a 'Amber Alert' being clled in for Biden, on CNN. Come on Jimmy fair is fair. You look as silly continually harping as those 'Broads' look as mean and disproportunately disresepctful did on the 'View'. Leave her alone, or level the playing field. Instead write an article about our 5 last nearest U.S. Senators being Jewish (Wellstone, Coleman, Franken, Kohl, Feingold), and what would happen if this disparity was with Muslims instead. Yes, my nephews and neices are Muslim. No bombs, no guns, and they do not think Christians or others are apes or mongrels. "

Dear banger wrote on Sep 13, 2008 6:16 PM:

" "That" woman made a tactical error voting for the Bush Iraqi invasion....Same with McCain......Palin probably had no clue a war in Iraq was happening in 2003. She just stated this past 9-11 in front of Alsakan soldiers set to go off to Iraq that Iraq was responsible for 9-11....a gross error or absolute sign of lunacy. Even Dick Shamey walked away from that claim. - BrianGSmith "

banger wrote on Sep 13, 2008 2:52 PM:

" The democrats made a huge tactical error when they didn't ask a qualified woman who received 18M primary votes to be their VP candidate. Now they have to fight back by disparaging Palin. "

To Harsch wrote on Sep 13, 2008 2:07 PM:

" You really are a hoot! You are able to observe something and see exactly what you wanted to see, no matter what is really happening. I guess that doesn't matter so much with your political opinions, but it isn't always a good thing to fool yourself like that. "

Kevin wrote on Sep 13, 2008 1:28 PM:

" Change her stance on abortion? I believe even charles gibson wasn't listening to her answer to that one. Her opinion she said could differ from the opinion of the administration and even what is good for the country. No she does not support abortion. Neither do I...Lacking an understanding of just when the human soul is injected into the body, I choose conception as when life begins. Abortion is a question of killing a human life. Not a question of 'a right to privacy'. "

Kevin wrote on Sep 13, 2008 1:24 PM:

" Global climate change being man made? I believe she is on record as saying she is not sure the science is sound. My own question: Are the climatologists letting the models run them or are they running the models? Stating the obvious isn't hard, i.e., we are going to have a pandemic some day? duh? Equal pay for equal work...she is a professional woman seems obvious. No sane person would suggest that government be used to control wages though! "

Kevin wrote on Sep 13, 2008 1:18 PM:

" Seems like the answers to that long list of questions in this blog are already in print. She's a christian, she said creationsim should be part of the debate, as such it would no garner some time in class, along with the other mainstream religions. Dinosaurs, not sure that's been directly asked. Quit her church, same reason Barack didn't quit his right away. Jews needing perfecting???? Theocracy, been part of the political system for quite awhile, seen no signs of that yet! "

Decay rates wrote on Sep 13, 2008 11:46 AM:

" actually show a young Earth. What is interestin in your analysis of radioactive decay is that it depends on a couple of things. One, no radioactive elements have defused into your sample from elsewhere. Two, that none of the elements have defused out. The whole reason for the hold up on Yucca Mountain for holding our spend nuclear fuel is because of defusion or leaching of radioactivity. In other words, radioactive decay aging is just an inacurate guess. "

Michael Welch Vince Lombardi For President... wrote on Sep 13, 2008 11:33 AM:

" But I do think (apparently, from Jimmy's message to the 'broke' and perhaps broken hearted?) that we're hyperventilating -- Palin I repeat DOESN'T HAVE to be 'brilliant,' just 'smart' enough to handle herself reasonably well even in a tight situation, with Charles Gibson say. She's an 'actress' as Barack Obama and John McCain are 'actors' but in the political realm; she's a character from 'Burn After Reading' say. She's PLAYING the 'hockey mom' with ambition which isn't exactly 'lipstick on a --' er porcine but then the 'pit bull' bit indicates GREAT ambition. McCain and Palin even continue 'misleading' the public on oh that silly bridge and supposed sex ed for Sesame Streeters. They are TRUE Roveians AND 'Lombardians' for that matter -- 'winning' is not just 'the thing'; it is the ONLY thing. (NOT by the way a 'Christian' sentiment...) "

Michael Welch Idiot Prezes... wrote on Sep 13, 2008 11:22 AM:

" I agree with Harsch's um 'harsh' assessment of Palin but as per Ronald Reagan, an engaging personality with some charming quirks IS 'gold' -- or 'oil' -- or gold AND oil in Alaska's historical case. The emptiness of the suit so to speak permits it to be filled with one's own hopes, dreams and even intellectual pretentions -- I KNOW; I voted twice for Reagan in a universe long ago and far away and STILL FEEL ('feel' IS the operative word) that dollop of affection for the self deprecating swing of the head, the dinosaur smile (with round rouged cheeks like two globes) and the smooth slightly gravelly 'Well --' and pause. But as prez he was a disappointment; yet then, as he himself said and very accurately in his idiot savant way, 'There's things I'd do but "they" won't let me.' Yup... "

To Jimmy Gilman wrote on Sep 13, 2008 9:12 AM:

" If I were 6you,I'd be more concerned about your PRESIDENTIAL pick. He is shrinking before our very eyes. Your vp pick has brought absolutely nothing to the ticket,except 5 draft deferments during Vietnam. "

Dear to Michael wrote on Sep 13, 2008 3:05 AM:

" I think I am correct in stating that Michael Welch, indepndent, is far more in connection with the issues of the Democratic Party....and the Dem's are not the ones getting a "whippin" in November. They may win an assailable 60+ majority in the Senate and look to expand their lead in the Congress. Over 80% of Americans say the Nation is on the wrong road....that'd be the road Bush-Cheney and gladhanding spineless lock-step Republican elected leaders have taken us. Americans are stupid but not too stupid to remember who tanked the Nation in 7 quick years. - BGS "

The View hammers McCain wrote on Sep 13, 2008 3:00 AM:

" I've never watched "The View", morning talkshow featuring Bahbwa Walters, Whoopin Goldberg someone named Hasselback and others...until I was lerted to a recent show with McCain as a guest and they hit him with questions many serious Americans want to "press" to ask. What's his view on the seperation of "Church and State"....."Roe v Wade......etc...McCain did poorly, Palin would have been devoured. I used to like McCain....in 2000 he was superior to Dubya....but the McCain of today has become an absolute liar, hypocrite and has prostituted his "maverick" status to walk in goose step with the Bush neo cons. - BrianGSmith "

Dear Broke-back taxpayer wrote on Sep 13, 2008 2:53 AM:

" Another point....Obama has been asked these questions and others far more personal, probing, inflammatory and baseless. Obama went on Fox and let O'Reilly have at him...He did over a dozen hard punching debates...he's been out there and available for Nat'l scrutiny for 18 months solid.....4 years if you count his launch in 2004 at the Democratic National Convention...Palin is gonna be interviewed next by Hannity, Bush apologist and professional catty hissy fitter. Hannity is sure to lick Palin's boots and frame every question in the "Why do liberals hate America" format he uses non-stop. -BGS "

Dear Broke Taxpayer wrote on Sep 13, 2008 2:45 AM:

" Just what did you do for 4 years 40 years ago to defend [my] right to free speech? The North Vietnamese certainly posed no threat to this right in any possible realm of the imagination. - BrianGSmith "

Dear Sally S wrote on Sep 13, 2008 2:42 AM:

" You must have watched a completely different interview. Gibson asked solid policy and issue related questions and addressed some of the overpowering 'lies' Palin has been accused of repeating. If you're comfortable voting for a potential 'commander in chief' who doesn't know what the "Bush Doctrine" is, especially an aggressive and 'bright' Republican supernova, then you seek an America destined to continue swirling down the toilet. You're obviously on of the 15%-18% of Americans who believe the Nation is on the right course. - BrianGSmith "

BrianGSmith wrote on Sep 13, 2008 2:28 AM:

" Palin proved to be unequipped to handle the simplest of foreign policy questions......she failed to spin Alaska's huge abuse of the "earmark" system with her pledged campaign to stop said earmarks....High School debate students could have easily mastered Gibson's surprisingly effective questions. The silliest episode came when Gibson asked Palin what insight Alaska's proximity to Russia has given her into the ex-Soviets inner workings and dynamics.....her response" Golly gee, shucks....you can see Russia from some Alaska Islands"....DOH !!! Palin is Bush with a Bra...we don't need such pathetic "executive experience" nor an oil "energy" expert near the White House for a long time....they've done enough damage. "

Denise S. wrote on Sep 13, 2008 1:05 AM:

" I am a 37 yo female voter with a brain. Sarah Palin, albeit pretty, a gifted speaker of scripted speeches and probably a nice person, is not who I want as VP or Prez. She is clearly clueless. What's even more disturbing is that she does not even realize how clueless she is.

Please women out there--use your brains and do not vote McCain/Palin in November. Who cares that she has kids, too...or is hockey mom, too or all of this other pappy crap--it does not qualify her for this position. Some of the worst and most destructive leaders in history liked to hunt and eat banana cream pie; so does my Dad, but he wouldn't vote one of them into the highest office in our country.

Wake up women! Wake up men and women!

Our country is in serious trouble and there is no time for this silly, Republican tomfoolery. "

R A wrote on Sep 12, 2008 11:31 PM:

" Who is running for President? Anyone know? We have lost our way, I am amazed that a woman would be such a lightning rod for the left. Anyone calling themselves a feminist now must rethink their positions. She is doing what she has to do, she is out on the campaign trail meeting those who want to meet her, to the wolves in waiting, wait!! "

Palin McSame wrote on Sep 12, 2008 10:13 PM:

" Would rather talk about lipstick on a pig. I guess Obama could have said lipstick on a whore and the public still wouldn't know if he was talking about their policies or one of them... "

Palin wrote on Sep 12, 2008 9:43 PM:

" Is also for aerial killing of wolves. Another reason for me to hate this woman. "

Big Spender wrote on Sep 12, 2008 8:38 PM:

" I've been blogging for a dozen years or more--I've lost count--but I'm still surprised by the number of encounters I get with folks who think Bishop Usher's 'the earth is six thousand years old' story is literally true.

Uranium decays slowly into lead inside rocks. The uranium and lead inside these rocks is not very soluble, not even in acid, so even wet rocks don't lose these elements over time in appreciable amounts (look up solubility product constants). Uranium decays at a known rate that does not change over time (check out the rate constants). Use quantitative chemical analysis to find the ratio of uranium to lead to get the age of the rock (using an ordinary differential equation, see ODEs). Unlike carbon-14 dating, this method is almost foolproof: many rocks on earth really are billions of years old. "

harsch wrote on Sep 12, 2008 6:55 PM:

" Finally I was able to see a clip of Palin speaking, and she is far worse than even Quayle. Her rhetoric is hypercharged neocon, but more troubling is that she has no intellect, a pre-requisite for the leaders of most countries, albeit less so in the U.S. as the empire marches forth. Her and McCain form a frightening laughing stock for foreign observers, who generally feel that 'This Must be Stopped'. I hope it is. "

Calm down guys wrote on Sep 12, 2008 6:24 PM:

" wipe the foam off your mouths. A whole lot of people think Sarah is terrific whether she goes on interviews or not. We see what kind of person she is. But keep up the ragging if you want to. It only helps her. "

Observation wrote on Sep 12, 2008 2:48 PM:

" The same people swearing up and down you should get equal pay for equal work, no matter what your experience, are the same people that would be screaming bloody murder if a young man with no experience started working at a company and was paid the same salary right off the bat as a woman that was there for 20 years. Hypocrites. "

to the man wrote on Sep 12, 2008 2:44 PM:

" Yeah, there is a difference between the President and the vice-President. We all get that. "

To broke tax payer from Jimmy wrote on Sep 12, 2008 2:43 PM:

" If you don't want your comments edited, then quit submitting comments full of profanity and personal invective aimed at me and other commentors. If that's not good enough for you, then, by all means, move on. "

From theman wrote on Sep 12, 2008 2:23 PM:

" Here is a John McCain quote from October 2007. He said this during a debate against Romney and Giuliani: "I have had a strong and a long relationship on national security, I've been involved in every national crisis that this nation has faced since Beirut, I understand the issues, I understand and appreciate the enormity of the challenge we face from radical Islamic extremism," the Senator declared. "I am prepared. I am prepared. I need no on-the-job training. I wasn't a mayor for a short period of time. I wasn't a governor for a short period of time."
NOW, of course, he thinks those things are just fine for a VP. "

LAX wrote on Sep 12, 2008 1:45 PM:

" By the way, who do I charge for my per diem for living at home. What a swell deal for McPalin! Another Republican scam...by the way, McCain's Navy squadron mates cheered when they heard "McNasty" had been shot down...what a laugh! "

Michael Welch Remember The System Rules... wrote on Sep 12, 2008 1:39 PM:

" We should remember the president (nor other major politicos) doesn't -- no matter McCain's brave assertion -- 'work for us,' or even 'US.' He/she works for 'it,' i. e. for the system, (aka 'the beast') though prezes do have a modicum of power in areas that essentially the system cares nothing about ('social issues' for the prime example). Of course a president has in the past sometimes extended the boundaries of what is 'acceptable' -- e. g., Jack Kennedy and ironically his supposed 'nemesis' Richard Nixon and both were decidedly 'punished' for trangressing. A 'President Palin' would need a lot of help of course, but then probably no more than President W did I'd say. Still I'd rather hear that whiney drawl again than her piercing horn blow. I could even take McCain's smarmy, liquidy 'my friends' if I had to but sigh! Obama's smooth baritone is much more soothing!... "

Bowers to theman wrote on Sep 12, 2008 12:37 PM:

" Spot on! You can't have a viable democracy without an honest media...and we don't have an honest media. What we do have is a propaganda apparatus serving entrenched power at the expense of the middle class and the poor. And, boy, is it ever sophisticated and very subtle. "

Cagefighter wrote on Sep 12, 2008 12:37 PM:

" re 11:11am post. Equal pay for equal work, discounting experience altogether, will simply never work. Tenure, longevity, staying power, whatever you want to call it, will cease to mean anything. No one would ever get raises because hiring managers would know that any newbie starting out will have to be paid the same as the 20 year veteran. If any company these days paid a woman less BECAUSE she is a woman, they would be all over the news and people would be picketing outside their doors everyday all day. Sometimes a company may pay a man or woman less because he or she doesn't have as much time in as his or her counterpart. This is standard practice, and likely will remain so. "

To To Cagefighter wrote on Sep 12, 2008 12:14 PM:

" Uggh. How can you be so dense? Experience has ALWAYS been a huge factor in pay and pay raises in this country. It likely always will be. I would not be too happy if some upstart(man or woman), came into the company I have worked at for 9 years and was given the same pay I receive, even if they are doing the "same job". I did the "same job" 9 years ago when I entered the company, and I didn't make then what I do now. According to your standards, equal pay for equal work is an issue for men also, due to the "experience" factor. That is just how things are. It has nothing to do with sex. It has to do with experience. Having said that, it is very possible women as a whole have less experience than men as a whole in the workforce. "

Michael Welch Jesus Is Coming And Is He Pissed... wrote on Sep 12, 2008 12:12 PM:

" Re: my chortling critic -- the end is near but not quite. MY 'party' has actually been defunct for years -- the old Eugene Debs-Norman Thomas Socialist party -- so WE already got our 'whippin' -- to the grave I guess. (Yet: SOME folks DO believe in 'resurrection' I understand?) McCain plus Palin IS ahead by some RIGHT NOW, and if you've paid any attention you know I've always said that he ('he/she' now surely) could win although I think the Democratic PARTY itself will GAIN seats in the congress, governorships etc. McCain and Palin will, if victorious, HAVE to make good on Big Jawn's well known insistence that he is NOT W & company and will 'work' with Democrats as he occasionally has eh. And 'the millenium' by the way is NOT joyous but a precursor to horrors... "

to Michael wrote on Sep 12, 2008 11:55 AM:

" Your party is getting a whipping, which means you'll have at least 4 years to listen to her. It's funny how the hockey Mom from Alaska is already giving the left wing loonies a whipping. I love it! Go Sarah! "

theman again wrote on Sep 12, 2008 11:31 AM:

" Here's what cracks me up about people complaining that the media treated her (or Obama for that matter) roughly: That is what they are supposed to do! We are supposed to have a cynical, adversarial, questioning media. Our democracy depends on it. For 8 years the media have rolled over and spread them for this administration ... published one lie after another with no questioning at all. It's about time reporters wake up. I hope they completely expose her for the lightweight with attitude that she is. "

Michael Welch Sarah Spouting Gibberish... wrote on Sep 12, 2008 11:31 AM:

" Re: religion she is certainly a literalist Christian believer along the lines all too familiar here on Jim's blog. Yeah she believes in creationism and dinosaurs on the ark (BABY dinosaurs huh?) and that the Jews are uh 'deficient' religiously but she will probably make few real gaffes in that direction. Her support for Israel in the Gibson interview was after all probably a little TOO forthright as she endorsed an Israeli bombing of Iran if they felt like it, but then the 'enemy of my enemy' etc., eh. The great Washington Post cartoonist Pat Oliphant has a funny one of Palin speaking in tongues ('glossalia') to God on the phone and God complaining He gets these crank calls from righties all the time but it's just gibberish to Him... "

To Luscious Johnny from Jimmy wrote on Sep 12, 2008 11:29 AM:

" Sorry about that! Obviously, I didn't catch the sarcasm. Keep on commenting though, your input is always welcome. "

Mr. Miagi wrote on Sep 12, 2008 11:21 AM:

" As I perused the various blogs today, I just had to go over to ol' fair and balanced Fox. Some of the comments on there were quite humorous. People were actually complaining about the questions Mr. Gibson asked last night!! All of the questions asked were relevant and by no means were they "tough". Ms. Palin still struggled with many of the questions, asking for "clarification" and being even more vague than politicians usually are. I can't wait for the debate w/ Joe when she will truly be exposed for what she is, a fraud. "

Michael Welch Id Rather Get A Whippin Than Listen To One Of Her Talks... wrote on Sep 12, 2008 11:20 AM:

" Well Palin obviously was 'at sea' over the 'Bush doctrine' but, as was pointed out on NPR this morn, what was most interesting was her genuine 'hard line' foreign policy approach. Very simplistic of course but McCainish; the veeper after all is 'an echo, not a choice' -- unless one is Dick 'Duck!' Cheney eh. As I've written before it really doesn't matter how ignorant Palin is or isn't; there's always a coterie of 'advisors' and 'experts' who'll lay it out for you and lead you to the 'water.' As per the personality issue I find -- sexist piggy! -- that I heartily dislike the SOUND of her voice; it IS uh 'shrill,' unlike Hillary's by the way which is more mellifluously stentorian. (Gee I hope I needn't hear 'that voice' for four years coming?...) "

the man again wrote on Sep 12, 2008 11:13 AM:

" Actually, I suppose Democrats should support Palin. Afterall, she is obviously the most visible poster child for affirmative action ever. "

To cagefighter wrote on Sep 12, 2008 11:11 AM:

" Equal pay for equal work is a non-issue if you're a man. If you're a woman, especially a white collar woman, it is a huge issue. I've been in meetings deciding on raises and have heard men say that a woman at the same level as male co-workers, with equal or better reviews, should get less money or a lower raise for no reason. When pressed, they resort to your canard: less experience. BUT THEY ARE DOING THE SAME JOB AND DOING IT AS WELL OR BETTER! "

Broke tax payer wrote on Sep 12, 2008 11:08 AM:

" Nice try Jimmbo;
I'm sure Welch ,BG Smith and "Harsch" are gonna blog on here and give you a big pat on your back.The hard fact is no one NO ONE has asked Barack Obama these questions . Your right wingnut rantings are here to garner a place on the "net" that's not gonna get cancelled .
Yah shouldda quit when you hit the bridge issue . By the way the 250 mill was voided and she kept 27 mill. Check your fact group. Your left wing friends on this blog have left me with a feeling this country is going to go into a socialist form of gov't if your ideals' prevail and that upsets me because I gave 4 years of my life 40 some years ago to defend your right to be heard. "

George W. Bush lipstick Sarah Palin wrote on Sep 12, 2008 10:42 AM:

" Why is there anyone surprised at her lack of qualifications? Alaska has fewer than a million people in the entire state. There is no state income tax because of federal earmarks (like the Bridge to Nowhere money that Palin merrily spent elsewhere) plus oil revenues. When you can get $27 million for a town of 9,000, there are no tough budgetary choices to be made. Yet Palin still managed to leave a deficit in Wasilla. Bush-league indeed. "

AOL and ABC wrote on Sep 12, 2008 9:52 AM:

" have an online survey, and both are showing that people think Sarah Palin did well and is ready to be the Vice President of the United States. "

Lee Bowers wrote on Sep 12, 2008 9:47 AM:

" A stunningly bad choice. I don't know how much editorial endorsements matter, but I can't imagine there are going to be many newspapers endorsing McCain because of Palin. As I pointed out on another board, and Jimmy also stated, there were many other Republican women he could have chosen. What was he thinking? "

doctor wrote on Sep 12, 2008 9:44 AM:

" From what we saw of her belittling and insulting speeches so far, it's very easy to picture her sliding into Cheney's seat very easily. Remember when Cheney was told that a very low percentage of people agree with him on the war, and his response was a derisive, "So?" I predict that if elected, Palin will take that sort of disdain for public opinion to new heights. "

Sally S wrote on Sep 12, 2008 9:39 AM:

" I wasn't sure about Palin or all of the talk about media bias, so I watched the interview. I thought she sounded coached and political on the global warming questions. That didn't impress me. Overall I would give her passing grades on answers and attitude. Charles Gibson, however, I was shocked by. I have liked Charlie's interviews in the past, but his approach and attitude in this one, showed arrogance and bias against Sarah Palin. This November, I wasn't planning on voting at all, but now I will vote for Sarah Palin, because she is a politician I can believe in. "

Lee Bowers wrote on Sep 12, 2008 9:37 AM:

" Too bad they didn't give that interview to Keith Olbermann. "

Lee Bowers wrote on Sep 12, 2008 9:36 AM:

" Article in the Trib today states that under Mayor Palin, rape victims in Wassila had to pay for their own examinations. The police chief she fired was opposed to that, but not the one she replaced him with. Good grief. "

Luscious Johnny wrote on Sep 12, 2008 9:25 AM:

" Jimmy, sometimes sarcasm doesn't come through as well in the printed word as the spoken word. My first comment was meant to poke a little fun at the people who get all up in arms when people use Obamas middle name. I realize you weren't actually being racist. Of course, before anyone ever heard of Obama, the use of someones middle name, while not a common practice, was certainly not unheard of(and not just for identification purposes only). Thanks for posting my comments even though we don't always agree. "

To Luscious Johnny from Jimmy wrote on Sep 12, 2008 9:03 AM:

" Sorry, no cigar. The use of "Hebert Walker" was to differentiate the first George Bush from the second, as the current George Bush was never a VP candidate. Since there is no other prominent Barack Obama, the use of his middle name, depending on the context, carries a whole other meaning. Nice try, though. "

Cagefighter wrote on Sep 12, 2008 8:58 AM:

" Everyone believes in equal pay for equal work-provided there is also equal experience. If I am just entering the workforce, do you really think I should get paid the same amount as someone who has been doing that same job for 20 years? Think about it-equal pay for equal work is a non-issue. "

Crimson Mask-A few things wrote on Sep 12, 2008 8:52 AM:

" Of course she believes in Creationism. She has already acknowledged being a Christian, so some of these questions you are asking we already know the answer to. A lot of you people must be living in a cave, talking about her being in hiding. Every time I turn on the TV, there she is-whether it be CNN, Fox, whatever. If you want to know something, just ask her. The press is always right there-if they aren't asking the right questions, get on them. I highly doubt as part of her prepared speech she is going to say "By the way, here are my beliefs on dinosaurs..." Really, it would be a silly question to ask anyway. "

theman again wrote on Sep 12, 2008 8:51 AM:

" In fact, judging from the questions, Charlie Gibson is more ready to be VP (and, therefore, Prez) than Palin. She wasn't even ready for this interview! "

theman wrote on Sep 12, 2008 8:46 AM:

" Having Charlie Gibson have to tell someone running for Vice President what the Bush Doctrine is, is terrifying and embarrassing. I usually vote for Democrats, but seriously considered John McCain. Until this VP pick. What a joke. Too bad he didn't pick Condi Rice; now that would be a ticket. I disagree with her, but at least she knows what is going on. "

Luscious Johnny wrote on Sep 12, 2008 8:45 AM:

" Jimmy, I am appalled by your racism and fear- mongering by using George Bush's middle name. That is a very divisive tactic, and I am sure you knew what you were doing. "

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