OK…so he’s a zombie.
Explains a lot, actually.
I’m amazed to see that someone can string together a sentence in the English langauge while being ignorant of an extremely common expression.
Do you all know that Obama and McCain are standing together tomorrow at ground zero for the 7th year tribute to 9/11. I thought it was a well known fact these two actually liked each other in real life. Politicking on TV and in sound bites is not real life.
I wouldn’t count on it. McCain is a veteran campaigner and no doubt he has been reminded and schooled ad nauseum to keep his temper in check when in front of cameras. I find it very unlikely he will make such a rookie mistake.
Ah, sorry about that. I associated the title with Vader goading Luke into accepting his hate and acting upon it with anger. My guess is that others would also, but now it’s been clarified. Thanks.
McCain has shown a few flashes of anger at Obama, specifically I am thinking of that odd letter exchange that occurred last year. I think McCain likes Obama fine as a person, but he is goddamn pissed that the guy is in his face now, when the presidency should be his, and he should be running against Clinton or somesuch.
I think we need some 60s style political street theater to goad the McCains into sputtering perplexed fury. Pigasus, where are you?
I’m holding out some hope that the debates could make a real difference if six-foot-two Obama is cool, calm and collected, and people can turn to McCain and say “oooh, he’s an angry elf.”
If it can be lazily interpreted to allow him to feign insult, of course he’s going to do it.
Personally, I’m hoping he’ll use the word “niggardly” at some point. Same effect and all.
-Joe
Sputter. We need some sputter. And bulging veins would be a nice touch.
I thought it was a pretty well known fact that they didn’t really like each other in real life, due to the fight over the ethics bill.
Wow, Obama bitch-slapped the BS artists.
(The attempts by the usual suspects to pretend that I just referred to Ms Palin as a “bitch” will commence in 10… 9… 8…)
Barack Obama repeatedly deflects these non-issues with the phrase “Americans are not that stupid.” Despite evidence to the contrary, I agree with him; it’s our political discourse that has become so incredibly stupid.
I am certain there are plenty of voters who view this presidential election on a par with a reality TV show where the winner gets to star in “The Presidency” for the next four years. The conventions/debates are akin to “Survivor”-style challenges, and fluff like lipstick-pigs and teaching-sex-to-kindergartens are the usual twists which will later be edited with choice soundbites from each participant’s confession camera ala “Big Brother”. We have the media to thank for that, and the sooner people come to realize it’s designed to insult their intelligence, the faster (I hope) it will go away.
Just a nitpick: Obama did not say that. He said “Americans are not stupid,” in response to his contention that the Republicans think we’re stupid because they’re floating all of that crap.
“Americans are not that stupid” can be spun to mean that Obama does think we’re stupid, just not THAT stupid.
Better if he takes the high road and leaves the baiting to his followers. Better still if that’s done by supporters outside his campaign organization. And they will do it, believe me.
Anyone who knows who in their family amassed their money is nouveau riche.
What’s interesting is that I remember reading on this board a while ago (years ago) that McCain is unstable, disliked by the press, and known in Washington to be crazy.
I haven’t heard any of that recently. He certainly seems stable, and the press doesn’t seem to mind him. I wonder if he changed, or it just previous assertions of instability were exaggerated.
He changed - then he was the maverick, the outsider; now he’s in cozy with the big boys.
Lipstick on a Pig: Winning In the No-Spin Era by Someone Who Knows the Game by Torie Clarke.
For those who don’t know who Torie Clarke is, amongst other things, she’s the former press secretary of none other than John McShame.