Originally Posted By chickendumpling <<"There you go, talking about the past" >> Was she trying to evoke Reagan's "There you go again," there? I think so. Cheesy, yet cunning.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney Of course, it didnt work. And its funny she actually saying its somehow wrong to talk about the past when they caused so problems that people are now dealing with in the present.
Originally Posted By mapleservo "His answers had depth and understanding, while hers usually went for some imagery." And to me they felt pretty genuine. Like honest opinions or straight facts rather than words twisted to score the highest approval ratings (There were definitely some exceptions - Home Depot?). I'm sure he's as rehearsed as anyone. He might not be "real" but he's definitely believable. Palin? Not so much.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan That moment reminded me of when Rafiki thumped Simba on the head with his stick. "Ow! What was that for?" said Simba. "Doesn't matter," replied Rafiki. "It's in the past."
Originally Posted By tiggertoo <<Was she trying to evoke Reagan's "There you go again," there? I think so. Cheesy, yet cunning.>> Yes; but I thought Biden's comeback was just as good when he said that the past is the prologue to the future (or something to that effect). Indeed, because this election really is a referendum on the past 8 awful years, it’s a tough task trying to simply brush off attempts of the opposition party to invoke it, especially when you represent the party in power for all those years.
Originally Posted By DAR Hey guys sorry if I went a little rant last night. But if you peak into the DAR is the white flag up thread you'll see that I was very frustrated last night and I needed to vent.
Originally Posted By Mr X What, that "Middle America" rant? No worries. If I lived in one of those kooky red flyover states I'd go postal too. ;p (just be happy you're still in one of the "lower forty-eight"...you can see what living up THERE does to ya!)
Originally Posted By mawnck The debate yesterday, Beverly Hills Chihuahua today, Anne Hathaway hosts SNL tomorrow. Life is good.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>Big clip is "Say it ain't so, Joe". Guaranteed.<< 2oony, looks like you were right, so far. I've seen that clip twice this morning. Haven't seen Joe mist up yet.
Originally Posted By RockyMtnMinnie I saw the Joe mists up clip this morning, and a montage of all Palin's folksy quips.
Originally Posted By ecdc <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/vp-debate-mccains-big-gam_b_131489.html" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...489.html</a> Adrianna Huffington's commentary is spot-on. I'll keep reiterating what I said yesterday: you put anyone else in politics up on that stage in Palin's place, and they'd be getting ripped left and right for their rehearsed answers, their total lack of depth or understanding, and their obvious inability to govern this country.
Originally Posted By DyGDisney My mom, who is extremely conservative, thought Palin did great. She liked how she spoke on the American people's level and thinks she'd make a great President. Big surprise.
Originally Posted By DyGDisney My mom also said she hasn't heard a single Republican say they wouldn't vote for McCain, but has heard several Democrats say they wouldn't vote for Obama. I told her that's because there are still a lot of bigotry in this country, but she disagreed. All the while she's been saying she doesn't want a Muslim for President though. Speaks volumes.
Originally Posted By ecdc >>My mom, who is extremely conservative, thought Palin did great. She liked how she spoke on the American people's level and thinks she'd make a great President.<< What level would that be? Ignorant? Black and white answers to complex questions? An assumption that if we say the U.S. is number one that makes it so? My mom's the same way. Scary. It's truly scary. And it has nothing to do with shopping at Home Depot and everything to do with thinking intelligence is "elitist" and ignorance is "folksy."
Originally Posted By Mr X ***My mom, who is extremely conservative, thought Palin did great. She liked how she spoke on the American people's level and thinks she'd make a great President.*** Sorry for the harsh words here, but your Mom is an idiot. In all fairness, my Mom really likes Palin too (but she can't say why, specifically...she just likes her). Folks...Palin is a force to be reckoned with...that's nothing to scoff at. She can't answer the SIMPLEST question but, guess what...that doesn't matter. What matters is that she "connects". People like her. She's just great. That trumps everything else.
Originally Posted By mele My mom also thought Sarah did great, especially after how "mean everyone has been to her". She said that Biden lied over and over again. She "watches the news" and knows he's a liar. Then I started looking for something sharp to ram into my eye so that I would have an excuse to get off of the phone. Then she said that she hated the fake, folksy stuff. My mom is really snobby that way and has gotten a bit racist in her old age. She really hates Obama and really has no idea about politics. She thinks Fox News really is Fair and Balanced and it's the only place she gets her news. And she really thinks there's a culture war and an attack on Xmas. I'd really like to find some sort of analysis online that shows which person lied the most/least during this debate.
Originally Posted By Mr X **Sorry for the harsh words here, but your Mom is an idiot. In all fairness, my Mom really likes Palin too (but she can't say why, specifically...she just likes her).** Ugh. Sorry. I was going for tongue in cheek...big mistake...I'm sorry that I said bad things about your Mom! (I was kind of trying to joke about how regular folks like her...like "your mom", and "my Mom"...but I said "idiot" which was terrible and...well anyway I should shut up! sorry!)
