Today (Oct 24, 2008) political news had a sadly humorous tint to it. I mean imagine that you are a writer for the old Married … With Children show and are charged with writing an episode in which Al Bundy is running for President. We all know what happens to Al Bundy … everything. I mean, I am an enthusiastic Obama supporter, but I find myself feeling bad for Sen. McCain. I mean in one day…
In her first policy speech, Gov. Palin mocked a study on fruit flies noting that that money could be better spent for autism research. Much to the Bundy … Uhmmm … I mean … McCain Campaign’s chagrin, the fruit fly study IS a study that is done to identify a genetic marker for … you guessed it … autism.
Gov. Palin’s other appointment was to be deposed in the Troopergate investigation, which Palin has insisted was not about her contempt for her brother in law state trooper whom she said had tasered her nephew. She insists it had nothing to do with any family vendetta. But Gov. Palin accidentally called the investigation Tasergate … Oops! … that Frued, what a kidder!
Three more prominent republicans endorsed Sen. Obama.
The news escaped that Gov. Palin’s stylist is being paid nearly twice as much as McCain’s foreign policy advisor. DuOhhhhh!
A McCain campaign worker who had yesterday, claimed to have been robbed, sexually assaulted, beaten and had a “B” (for Barack) carved in her cheek admitted that she lied and had made the whole thing up.
Recent polls showed Obama with a 10-point lead in normally blood red Indiana.
McCain’s legal advisor announced that he had voted early … for Obama.
Aaaaaaand for the capper … the Coup de Gras … someone sent McCain’s brother, Joe, the Billy Carter/Roger Clinton Ettiquite Guide a month early. It seems that Joe was caught on tape calling 911 to complain about slow traffic and when admonished … John’s brother responded … Copulate You! [Note: I used the family-friendly synonym here]
Somewhere Sen. McCain is tearing his hotel suite apart, looking for Cindy'd Prozac or looking up to the heavens with a pained Al Bundy-like look saying … “Slow day, huh God? Did you get bored and decide, Awe what the Hell, why don’t I just kick old Maverick around for a little while?” Hopefully, Sen. McCain won’t make the same mistake that Al Bundy always made by saying “What’s next God? Come on God, what else have you got?” because there’s still time and if he pushes God he might just wake up to a headline that reads:
“Joe the Plumber caught in airport men’s room stall with Larry Craig.”
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Comments: 39 ( 1 removed by Jerry M. )
Ricky’s Teaser Tees & Things - Inspirations
For the naysayers and those still stuck on the stump, I guarantee that in time, in due time, you will understand what's best for humans, individually and collectively.
And no, it's not Socialism that bequeaths such a wealth of progress; it is humanism, in which I am a proponent - a mainstay from the "High Renaissance."
See Ficino (Marsilio Ficino)
Another thought of mine: "There are many tragedies in this world but the greatest tragedy is the one that is born from ignorance."
You know, when a man is running for president he has to be careful of his associations. I've learned this after reading many conservative comments here on Gather, lately.
Yes, Robert. McCain's brother sounds like a terrorist to me.
HARRISBURG -- Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge said today that John McCain can't become president without carrying Pennsylvania and that the race would be different if McCain had chosen him as his running mate.
"I think the dynamics would be different in Pennsylvania," Ridge said when asked if he should have been chosen to run as vice president over Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. "I think we'd be foolish not to admit it publicly."
Ridge, the campaign's national co-chairman, said McCain "had several good choices and I was one of them."
like you can't control your brother
on the other hand, that begs the question: "how many of McCain's family is on the payroll and how much do they get paid."
Well that is a question to me the Crazy Conservative Core, just keep drinking the Koolaid
A federal judge in Philadelphia last night threw out a complaint by a Montgomery County lawyer who claimed that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama should be removed from the Nov. 4 ballot because he alleged he was born in Kenya.
The judge ruled that Berg's attempts to use certain laws to gain standing to pursue his claim that Obama was not a natural-born citizen were "frivolous and not worthy of discussion."
The judge also said the harm Berg's arguments "ventured into the unreasonable."
Jerry- I thank for this highly entertaining piece of writing. That last sentence is a kicker!
Get out there and vote as early as you can.
Stay positive, but like Obama said, "Don't get cockey".
OBAMA'08!!!
And that campaign worker? You do understand that she was a volunteer, right? You think that Obama knows many of the volunteers working around the country? Doubtful.
McCain/Palin '08
OMG....the jokes just write themselves with that bunch. Scarah must have been TDY on a shopping trip to her fav Consignment Shop in AK.
Firing up hatred and division among American citizens is, in itself, an act of internal terrorism. The Hatetalk Express has proven to us all, once again, that we need to unify our many people to pull out of the mess Dubya and his crew have created for us all.
It will take us at least 4 years to dig ourselves out from this mess. Good thing Obama has the people in place to start the cleanup. His grass roots organization is mobilized, not just to win the election, but to empower and energize the changes we absolutely have to have to simply survive as a nation.
Wilka