[kj] ot- palin vote

[Karen Weil]

Hear hear, Brendan!
Could not have said it better myself.

k.w.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brendan" <bq at soundgardener.co.nz>
To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 
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Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 12:54 AM
Subject: Re: [kj] ot- palin vote



> Okay fair cop that it's changed a few times, having said that she looked

> like a possum in the headlights and didn't seem to have a clue what it

> could possibly mean AT ALL. That smile didn't leave her face the whole

> time. I think one of the reasons she is irking people so much is that

> goddam smarmy omnipresent arrogant grin...it's so evocative of Dubbya.

> Obama on the other hand has the decency to look serious much of the time.

>

> What's all this about Biden and the constitution? That would be a much

> bigger gaff, but it sounds unlikely.

>

> I reiterate, I just don't think that even with Obama's experience she

> would ever be as eloquent a speaker as he.

>

> And in terms of her vilification, in my opinion (and speaking for myself)

> it's because people are sick to the back teeth with arrogant, out of

> touch, smug, militant, lying politicians with hidden agendas, pissing away

> other people's money, the lives of their loved ones, and the reputation of

> their country, in ill-founded wars overseas that are based on manipulative

> deceptive tactics...built on lies and primitive powermongering that's only

> ever going to make the world a crappier place for the majority. The whole

> time spending past present and future generations' money on widely

> unpopular self-serving political ends.

>

> I could go on but I need to sit down and have a cup of tea and biscuit, I

> think I'm having a hot flush...someone hand me a moistie.

>

> Oh and coup de grace: Brigit Bardot agrees with me -

>

> http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i-eONCWO6eJs-faQpwv7bL-oHYwQ

>

>

>> Soft on her? She's been the most vilified and attacked person in ages.

>>

>> The Bush Doctrine? What about Joe Biden's massive screwup

>> interpreting the constitution? (Wait a second! for someone who

>> has been in the field for 35 years... screws up so bad... Yet no one

>> says a word? AMAZING! This is the friggin CONSTITUTION!

>> But I've heard nary a peep.)

>>

>> As I've pointed out before, the interviewer (Mr. Gibson) himself did

>> not know the Bush doctrine and

>> was immediately smacked down by the individual who coined the phrase

>> (Charles Krauthammer).

>> I've linked to it in my previous emails when we had the whole Palin

>> thing going on.

>> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/12/AR2008091202457.html

>>

>> You may disagree all you want Brendan but you are dead wrong on this.

>> Not to mention that even if you were correct, not knowing the

>> constitution (after being in the service for 35 years)

>> or not knowing the bush doctrine - you tell me which is more pathetic.

>>

>> (And I still stand by my opinion that Obama is a talentless hack who

>> never accomplished anything and was hand-held

>> his entire career. Go and read up on how he achieved every job title

>> he ever had.)

>>

>> Judge not lest ye be judged. :)

>>

>> Cheers,

>> Yos

>>

>>

>> At 12:07 AM 10/8/2008, Brendan wrote:

>>>"Given enough time she'd be just as good with talking points and gotcha's

>>>as he is."

>>>

>>>That's an assumption I disagree with...unlike some others who have gone

>>>soft on her, I think stuff like not knowing what the Bush Doctrine is is

>>>absolutely pathetic, and provides more evidence that she's in there for

>>>reasons of personality / looks / gender / demographic as opposed to

>>> talent

>>>(gasp!).

>>>

>>> > Every poll is rigged... Look at the Daily Kos; they list every poll

>>> > out there and tell everyone to go and vote to change the numbers.

>>> > They do this for Obama, Palin, Mccain and every other friggin person

>>> out

>>> > there.

>>> >

>>> > Look up freep and words similar to that.

>>> >

>>> > You ppl. really need to stop getting so fussy. :)

>>> >

>>> > When the Obama sent out the mass mailer to all their supporters to

>>> > shut down the radio show

>>> > that hosted some of his detractors I don't recall you worrying much

>>> > about bias. :)

>>> >

>>> > BTW, IMHO, her qualifications are just as good as Obama (which means

>>> > ZERO or close to it). He just has his

>>> > talking points down better after campaigning for so long. Given

>>> > enough time she'd be just as good with talking

>>> > points and gotcha's as he is.

>>> >

>>> > Obama is currently in the lead and may very well win the election.

>>> > Life goes on and you prepare for the next one.

>>> >

>>> > BTW.... The same thing that those nasty "republicans" are doing... is

>>> > the same thing you are doing now.

>>> >

>>> > Cheers,

>>> > Me :)

>>> >

>>> >

>>> > At 11:12 AM 10/7/2008, fluw wrote:

>>> >>Forward--

>>> >>

>>> >>PBS has an online poll posted asking if Sarah Palin is

>>> >>qualified.  Apparently the Republicans knew about this in advance

>>> >>and are flooding the voting with YES votes.  I know -- it's only a

>>> >>poll.  But it will be reported on PBS, picked up by mainstream media

>>> >>and can influence undecided voters in swing states. Please do two

>>> >>things -- takes 20 seconds

>>> >>1)  Click on link and vote yourself.  Here's the link:

>>> >>

>>> >><http://www.pbs.org/now/polls/poll-435.html>http://www.pbs.org/now

>>> /polls/poll-435.html

>>> >>2)  Then send this to every single voter you know, irregardless of

>>> >>party affiliation, and  urge them to vote and pass it on.

>>> >>The last thing we need is PBS having to say their viewers think

>>> >>Sarah Palin is qualified unless we ALL vote.

>>> >>Thanks.

>>> >>

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>> We cannot allow the fittest to survive on our pages. Your loss is someone

>> else's gain, and your gain is someone else's loss. Therefore, losers

>> contribute

>> to the society and winners take away from it. Being a winner is

>> unethical, while

>> a society of losers is happy and striving as a collective. In the

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>> Everyone is declared a loser, which in our book means an ethical team

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