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what is the point of this silly, rambling post?

"Here lies, in honored glory, an American soldier, known but to God.”

“As a conservative, I will not be overly enthusiastic about voting for John McCain on November 4 - but I will be sprinting to the polling place to do so!”
Matthew May, conservative commentator, The American Spectator

Pparets: These are the unfortunate ravings of a lunatic mind. Sparkless has not made one honest point above about McCain’s speech, but honesty and liberalism are oxymorons.

No matter the age or state of health, for a military man it is always glorious to tilt at windmills, rescue a fair Dulcinea and be a gallant knight in armor in a glorious cause.

Rove says McCain has a crack baby.

Rove says McCain has a crack baby.

Leftie political philosophy, from a DU commenter:

It doesn’t matter if it’s true or not. RUMOR IS TRUTH. The modern laws of media hype and political warfare have a useful tenet: Repeat ANYTHING or raise false concern over ANYTHING and it is likely to be planted in the conscious/subconscious of many voters.

The GOP is the Party of civil rights:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121617172687056531.html?mod=opinion_main_commentaries

Leftie political philosophy, from a DU commenter:

It doesn’t matter if it’s true or not. RUMOR IS TRUTH. The modern laws of media hype and political warfare have a useful tenet: Repeat ANYTHING or raise false concern over ANYTHING and it is likely to be planted in the conscious/subconscious of many voters.

what is the point of this silly, rambling post?

The point is that conservatives have been abandoned by the GOP. JM is your man now....dont you feel betrayed cons? Where is your base? Where are your candidates? JM is competitive only because he is playing the middle. If he were towing the conservative line he would be losing by 20 points. You allowed neo-cons to give you all a bad name so you could pretend you were in power. Rubber stamping GW is your downfall for at least the next 8 years. Lost seats in congress, lost governorships, republican rolls dropping, and all you can do is blame others for your own sad problems. Wake up.

what is the point of this silly, rambling post?

the point is this…

Steve Schmidt, a Rove operative, was responsible for a whisper campaign in the 2000 GOP primary to the effect of “McCain has an illegitimate black baby”. He did it because McCain has an adoptive child from Bangladesh and because much of the GOP’s voting block are racists.

Now he works for McCain.

Click the link at the end of the post. Look how the African Americans elected to the congress break down by ‘era’. Now talk about how the Dems are racist. Bwahahahaha!

“McCain has an illegitimate black baby.”

Politics of the racist rumor, brought to you by the GOP.

arbuckle:  If that was your point, why didn’t you just SAY IT!!

"Here lies, in honored glory, an American soldier, known but to God.”

“As a conservative, I will not be overly enthusiastic about voting for John McCain on November 4 - but I will be sprinting to the polling place to do so!”
Matthew May, conservative commentator, The American Spectator

pparets
I like to let others draw inferences instead of drawing them for others. Its what Rush does for y’all and I think its talking down. As if you couldn’t form your own opinions.
I give you guys more credit than Rush does.

It is pretty funny though, that McCain was defeated by Bush, especially in North Carolina, using a racist rumor. What a classy politician Bush is, eh?

He makes me look classy.

What a classy politician Bush is, eh?

He makes me look classy

Not by a long shot!

“Poverty of goods is easily cured; poverty of the mind is irreparable.”

Its (sic) what Rush does for y’all and I think its (sic) talking down. As if you couldn’t form your own opinions.

So, for those of us who don’t listen to Rush, you’re jumping to your own conclusions?
Any other ass-umptions you’d like to share with the class?

For any voter trying to choose between the two candidates for commander in chief, there is no better test than this: When American strategy in a critical theater was up for grabs, John McCain proposed a highly unpopular and risky path, which he accurately predicted could lead to success. Barack Obama proposed a popular and politically safe route that would have led to an unnecessary and debilitating American defeat at the hands of al Qaeda.

Frederick W. Kagan

arbuckle:  If that was your point, why didn’t you just SAY IT!!

Brevity is the soul of wit, pparets. And our friend Sparkie doesn’t believe in the soul!

For any voter trying to choose between the two candidates for commander in chief, there is no better test than this: When American strategy in a critical theater was up for grabs, John McCain proposed a highly unpopular and risky path, which he accurately predicted could lead to success. Barack Obama proposed a popular and politically safe route that would have led to an unnecessary and debilitating American defeat at the hands of al Qaeda.

Frederick W. Kagan

Not much on wit either!

“Poverty of goods is easily cured; poverty of the mind is irreparable.”

Proof/BatOne
When your party’s racist tactics are unveiled in a particularly salient manner…

resort to character assassination.

You could try, “Sparkie has an illegitimate black baby.”

I understand, historically speaking, that particular character assassination is efficacious among the group you are attempting to appeal to.

Sparkie,

Not as comfortable on the receiving end of sarcasm, are we?

Look, I gave up being moved, either emotionally or intellectually, by accusations of racism long ago.  Kinda like the ol’ kid crying “Wolf!” thing.  It just doesn’t have much meaning anymore.

And those who carry on about racism, or homophobia, or sexism, or any of the other leftist pejorative “-isms” usually do so because they aren’t bright enough to come up with something meaningful to say anyway.

Nor are you correct about the group I’m trying to “appeal to.” I have no idea who reads what I write and who doesn’t, so in the end what I write is what appeals to me.  Its a good deal less complicated that way… not basing my thoughts or actions on the vagaries of others’ opinions.  More honest, too!

“Poverty of goods is easily cured; poverty of the mind is irreparable.”

When your party’s racist tactics are unveiled in a particularly salient manner…
resort to character assassination

More ass-umptions from the brevity-less one!
First: Racist tactics may have been practiced by individuals in both parties. It is the height of folly on such scant evidence to conclude that either party as a whole is racist, or that the tactics represent the party as a whole.

Second: You ass-ume that you have character to be assassinated! You flatter yourself! Do you consider it “character assassination” to note the verbose and prolonged ramblings of a prolix writer, such as yourself, which are self evident on virtually every page you publish?

In accusing us of “character assassination” for merely pointing out your shortcomings, you engage in the very act you accuse us of!

Tell me, oh learned scholar: Is that “projection” or merely “hypocrisy”?

For any voter trying to choose between the two candidates for commander in chief, there is no better test than this: When American strategy in a critical theater was up for grabs, John McCain proposed a highly unpopular and risky path, which he accurately predicted could lead to success. Barack Obama proposed a popular and politically safe route that would have led to an unnecessary and debilitating American defeat at the hands of al Qaeda.

Frederick W. Kagan