Originally Posted By alexbook I started to watch this, but it was too excruciating. I ended up switching back and forth between the debate and "Family Feud." ;-P Big props to Biden for attacking Dick Cheney. I forget the exact phrasing, but it was something to the effect that Cheney was the worst VP in history. Now that was a "red meat" moment. Did anybody else get the impression that Palin was having trouble not laughing at Biden? In some of the reaction shots of her, while he was speaking, it looked like she had this incredible smirk. Everybody's raving about Biden's tearing up, but it seemed just as phony to me as Palin's "real folks" moments. Maybe I'm too cynical. Best line of the night, from one of the pundits afterwards, saying that Palin did what she needed to do, by not having a "moose in the headlights" moment.
Originally Posted By chickendumpling Just because Sarah, can I call her Sarah?, is inarticulate doesn't mean she doesn't know what she's talking about on certain topics. I refer you back to my "punk you" thread. Bush is pretty inarticulate but he got almost eveything he asked for - and look where it got us. They're Mavericks doggone it and they know some folks aren't gonna wanna do what they wanna do because of all they're old Washington ways [insert tsk-tsk finger wave here]. But the Team of Mavericks have a plan see - and if they're so blessed as to serve the American people of this fine country - there gonna get in that big ol' White House and change that ol' Constitution that the Forefathers were had such foresight about to allow for changes such as this to allow the office of the vice presidency to be more powerful so that she can do much, much more than just be the tie breaker in a close vote. What could possibly be wrong with that? That's patriotic! Maybe that's just hard for you Liberals to wrap you're head around. Seriously. How can conservatives sell their soul to this woman?
Originally Posted By Lisann22 I can't print what my mama thinks of Palin, she's voting Obama and LONG before I had made up my mind.
Originally Posted By hopemax I don't what my Mom thinks of Palin. Once upon a time, she voted for Ross Perot. But that was before FOX news and since that is the only news my Dad watches, that is the only news she watches. And I know better than to discuss politics with the family. I do wonder what my Grandma would have done in this election though. She was a hard-core Democrat, but she did not like "those black ones" because they broke into her house and ruined her neighborhood.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder My mother is 70, been widowed since she was 44, and worked until just a couple of years ago. She's voted Republican all her life. She talks about the "queers" who live in the house on the hill above her. She thinks all Jews are tight with their money. She worries that the south Orange County neighborhood she lives in will go "dark" and she'll have to move. She's going to vote for Obama. She thinks Palin is an insult to women everywhere. Go figure.
Originally Posted By mele Hm, we have a lot of "conservative" parents! LOL I find it funny when people on LP whine about there being so many more liberals on here. When I first started posting in 2004, I'd say that it was almost equal. I wouldn't say that that the conservatives were chased off. A few LPers, who were conservatives, are simply sick and tired of the current administration. SPP and Kar2oonMan are two that come to mind. We've lost a lot of liberals on here too. There really are only a handful of WE regulars and conservatives-at-large have played a big part in changing the ratio in WE, not just nasty liberals. I think the Beau years chased off a TON of people.
Originally Posted By DyGDisney My liberal brother, who I know will be reading this , used to post on here and thought it was very conservative. He stopped posting years ago, and when I mentioned he should come and read some things on here, was very surprised at how the tides had turned.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Several true conservatives have been absent from the boards, and I think the reason is that there's precious little for them to say. I am sure they feel Obama will be even worse than McCain/Palin, but that's not the same as being thrilled with McCain/Palin. I would imagine that if McCain had selected Pawlenty or even Leiberman, while there wouldn't have been as much hoopla, there would be more passionate support for McCain. I don't feel sorry for Palin, because she's a dunce. Filled with attitude and ambition and a ridiculous paper-thin understanding of the problems facing our nation (let alone history), she is an embarrasment. And for that, I do feel sorry for conservatives. Each party should want their very best and brightest to represent them, and McCain robbed them of that by trying to be cute. And I don't blame them for not expending much effort defending McCain/Palin, because he left them holding the bag.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***Several true conservatives have been absent from the boards, and I think the reason is that there's precious little for them to say.*** According to RoadTrip, it's all my fault. And maybe it is, I dunno. BUT, as I mentioned the LAST time McCain was down in the polls, they'll be back if and when McCain experiences another "surge"...which with the current crop of attack strategies starting this weekend will probably be sometime this week. Last time, they all came back with a vengeance. It'll happen again. Watch and see.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "And for that, I do feel sorry for conservatives. Each party should want their very best and brightest to represent them, and McCain robbed them of that by trying to be cute. And I don't blame them for not expending much effort defending McCain/Palin, because he left them holding the bag." Honest conservatives should be extremely upset with what their party has left them with. McCain has turned out to be a joke, picking Palin, selling out to the far right, and rationalizing lying, dirty attacks first by saying Obama should have agreed to Town Hall debates and now because his crap has caused him to start falling in the polls. Integrity has left the Republican building.
Originally Posted By mawnck Republicans get a big kick out of ganging up on someone and bullying them mercilessly. They're like fire ants. Watch and see, all this week. Don't forget the Raid.
