McCain/Palin wants what is best for country
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Jesse Vint
Published: October 5, 2008
A recent Washington Post (Free for All) column reminded me of a quote by Johann Wolf-gang Goethe (1749-1832), “There’s nothing more frightening than ignorance in action.”
We’ve heard, “Ignorance is bliss,” but while such a casual attitude may smooth the nerves for a bit, the consequences of voting irresponsibility will have devastating effects for years to come. What I find
most troubling is that so many liberal neighbors will not even entertain another view when the facts are undeniable. Also, there has been a concerted effort to get the young voters out to vote which I would
applaud if they were well informed; however, I know scores of instances where the schools (high school through college) have indoctrinated these students and will not allow a conservative opinion.
Consequences — lower grades.
Although I am a conservative who usually votes for the Republican candidate, sometimes I cannot bring myself to vote for any of the above. We all know people who vote for the party — no matter what,
but for this election we need to get past that mentality. This election is especially important because we will elect McCain and Palin, who have expressed more of a desire to do what is best for this
country; that is, to direct us back toward a representative republic as our founding fathers intended.
The other option is Senator Obama who has no experience other than as a community organizer. I am troubled by his associations with William Ayers, a noted terrorist from the 1960s and both are
followers of Saul Alinsky who was a Marxist. Obama has been wrong on our efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan and the same goes for Biden. They promise everything for everybody. Socialism has never
worked and won’t work now. They are wrong about drilling here for oil and Dems are talking of nationalizing the oil companies. May it never be. Less government, not more, is what we need now.
Take the time to google Obama, Biden and Mark Warner.
JESSE VINT
Gainesville
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Posted by ( jVA ) on October 07, 2008 at 1:17 pm
“We won’t even be discussing McCain/Palin but Obama’s plans for a healthy America. “
Probably true. If McCain loses though, just watch the GOP come after him with knives out though. Its going to be ugly.
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Posted by ( raywilliams ) on October 07, 2008 at 1:06 pm
jVA, have you ever tossed a pebble down a deep well, waited oh so long to hear the little splash when the pebble finally hit the water?
Well, that is McCain/Palin. In 4 weeks, much like the Warner/Gilmore “battle”, we won’t even be discussing McCain/Palin but Obama’s plans for a healthy America.
Bush runs for cover, McCain runs from Bush and both run from the economy issue they helped to create.
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Posted by ( jVA ) on October 07, 2008 at 12:44 pm
“JVA, would you rather have someone who goes to Jeremiah Wright’s church in the White House? And who will have dinner in the White House with Ayers and similar guests who might stay in Lincoln’s bedroom for the night? Or Farrakhan maybe?
Really? “
This is a straw man argument, but I’ll bite. Yeah I have no problem with any of this.
1) The Wright stuff is totally blown out of proportion. And either way, personally I don’t find Rev. Wright any worse than Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, Reverend Haggard, James Dobson, John Hagee or Palin’s loony witchdoctor, Thomas Muthee. We’d be better off if our political leaders steered clear of religious nutjobs of all stripes.
2) When Obama was eight, William Ayers was a violent, 60s radical who should have gone to jail. But currently he is a professor at the University of Illinois. Republicans will shout about him like he’s Obama’s best buddy in the world, but the facts show that they’re neighbors and political acquaintances at best. The idea that Bill Ayers will ever visit the White House is complete nonsense.
Like I say, when you can’t run on the issues (namely THE ECONOMY), the best thing you can do is yell about the Rev. Wright and Bill Ayers. If this is all McCain has left to run on, that is pretty pathetic.
Good luck with that for the next four weeks!
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Posted by ( scorpio ) on October 07, 2008 at 12:25 pm
JVA, would you rather have someone who goes to Jeremiah Wright’s church in the White House? And who will have dinner in the White House with Ayers and similar guests who might stay in Lincoln’s bedroom for the night? Or Farrakhan maybe?
Really?
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Posted by ( jVA ) on October 07, 2008 at 10:08 am
“How in the name of God did America got here?! Or rather without God…“
Please give us all a break with this phony pseudo-Christian righteousness. We’ve had a born again bible thumper in office for eight years, and its all too apparant just how well that has worked out.
I hope our next President has solid values. If he goes to Church, that’s fine with me too. Mostly I just want somebody with the INTELLIGENCE to get us out of the mess the Republicans have left us with.
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Posted by ( scorpio ) on October 07, 2008 at 9:57 am
How did America found herself in a situation with about half of the Americans willing to vote for someone with such twisted biblical views (and ties); someone who associates with former terrorists (Ayers); someone who was the only vote against the bill which would require doctors to take care of abortion surviving babies and would rather have them be left to die like some unworthy creatures in the name of abortion;someone who doesn’t carry not even one of the traditional family and moral values of the mainstream Americans; someone who picks his words and speaks so carefully in order to hide his true “can’t go any further left” liberal views from the public - Obama scores #1 most liberal voting record, Biden is #3?!? Wouldn’t you have more respect for someone who clearly lets people know where he stands no matter how far left and liberal his world view?
Is this the elite of the Democratic party indeed? How did it become a party of death, pro gay, family unfriendly and pro absurd liberal ideas party?!
How in the name of God did America got here?! Or rather without God…
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Posted by ( raywilliams ) on October 07, 2008 at 6:22 am
As I mentioned in another post, Dan Snyder took a great chance and hired Jim Zorn as head coach of the Redskins, replacing our beloved Joe Gibbs. I think by all accounts, Zorn has done a fine job and exceeded our expectations.
So here we are pondering the next head coach of our country. Do we stick with the Bush-McCain team, whose play-making decisions are clearly out of touch with the rest of the league? Or do we send a new, young hungry coach with fresh ideas to lead our country?
We know the Bush-McCain team has failed and returning them for four more years will only produce four more years of disappointment. It is time to give the new coach a shot and, well, we just might be surprised by his results.
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Posted by ( QuestionAuthority ) on October 06, 2008 at 7:35 pm
“There’s nothing more frightening than ignorance in action.“
That’s a great quote.
I have never seen so many Republicans acting so ignorant in my life.
Sarah Palin is clearly, CLEARLY, using any standard of measure not presidential material. But you can’t find a Republican who isn’t ready to completely ignore this obvious fact and pretend that Sarah is ready to take over as president should (God forbid) anything happen to John McCain.
That’s either ignorance or putting party over country.
John McCain insisted, with great confidence (and that annoying air of condescending impatience that he has) that the fundamentals of the economy were strong…several times…just hours before the economy crashed. Earlier in the campaign he was asked how many houses he owned and he didn’t know.
Clearly John McCain is not in touch with what’s going on in the economy, and is not going to be able to relate to the average American (who tends to know how many houses he or she owns).
The Republican party in it’s current form is NOT the Republican party of Ronald Reagan or even George H.W. Bush. Right wing extremists have taken it over, used it to enrich themselves and their cronies, and left our “shining city on a hill” tarnished, dented and lying in a ditch. Our economy is broken, our treasury has been looted, we’re bogged down in Iraq, our military is exhausted, our veterans are still in need of adequate medical care, torture has been committed in your name, our government operates above the law and in secrecy and the noble ideals of a once great political party have been.
Any Republican who claims to place the interests of his or her country above the interests of the GOP has got to stop and think very long and very hard about which party is best able, at this point in time, to lead America out of this abysmal mess.
“Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.“
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Posted by ( phdee ) on October 06, 2008 at 6:02 pm
If McCain and Palin want what is best for the country, then they’ll vote for Obama.
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Posted by ( gwenandgary ) on October 06, 2008 at 4:20 pm
I sympathize with Mr. Vint when he writes about not being able to vote for “any of the above”. In all honesty, I find myself in a similar situation.
Rather than being able to back a candidate in all good conscience, the option I seem to be left with at this point is simply to make do with what’s available.
Despite all the posturing and promising coming from both sides, I don’t get a firm sense that either man is right for the job at this point in time, or has a plan that adresses our current situation, domestically or internationally.
There’s a line from the old Simon & Garfunkel song “Mrs. Robinson” that does a good job of describing my feelings about this subject:
“Laugh about it, shout about it, but when you’ve got to choose / Any way you look at it, you lose.“
The longer this campaign drags on, the more accurate those words become.
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