May 19, 2008
FLIP FLOP
Greyhawk has a good post about how two-faced the Democrats are. Senator Harkin flipped out four years ago because Bush/Cheney didn't have enough military experience and John Kerry did, but now that the Republican nominee has way more military experience than the Dem candidates, now Harkin says that too much military service is a bad thing.
For heaven's sake. Someone needs to remind these people that teh internets keep copies of their old statements.
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Well, clearly you need to have Goldilocks military service...not too much and not too little. And you shouldn't take it too seriously; it's just something you have to do to get votes from the yokels, when you run for office.
(sarc mode OFF)
Posted by: david foster at May 19, 2008 07:17 AM (ke+yX)
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They speak like this now, but if Obama chooses Clark or (horrors!) McPeak as a running mate, it will be all about how important a military career is - a career where someone is a GENERAL and in LEADERSHIP which TRAINS THEM for the future.
Unlike being a "relatively safe" POW for over 5 years. (Yes, someone did say that exact phrase to me).
Posted by: airforcewife at May 19, 2008 07:24 AM (mIbWn)
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Hmmm...Clark. Isn't he the guy who nearly bombed the good guys during Kosovo? Yeah. That's what I thought. Real brain trust, that one.
Posted by: Guard Wife at May 19, 2008 09:11 AM (BslEQ)
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SO OUT OF TOUCH
Obama says this about his chances in
Kentucky:
"What it says is that I'm not very well known in that part of the country," Obama said. "Sen. Clinton, I think, is much better known, coming from a nearby state of Arkansas. So it's not surprising that she would have an advantage in some of those states in the middle."
No, this is not a made-up quote from The Onion. He actually believes this, apparently. Problem is, a quick glance at a U.S. map reveals that Illinois actually borders Kentucky and is clearly closer than Arkansas. Illinois is also closer to West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Obama has been scaring me with these frankly Bushian statements for months, and this one is a whooper.
One quick quibble: Obama is from Chicago, not Illinois. To anyone from that state, that distinction is obvious. Chicago doesn't border Kentucky, so why on earth would he care if the southern rednecky part of Illinois touched rednecky Kentucky? Come on, Kentucky is way more like Arkansas than Chicago. Everyone knows this, right? That's where all the bitter gun nuts and Jesus freaks are. Saying so isn't elitist or condescending at all.
Riiiight.
"Some of those states in the middle." Excuse me while I barf.
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Boy oh boy, this guy is starting to make Teresa Heinz Kerry look diplomatic and tactful.
Posted by: CaliValleyGirl at May 19, 2008 04:50 AM (irIko)
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Yeah, when I first read that comment, I had flashbacks of his wonderful ode to most Americans in San Francisco (you know, us regular folk). I just can't understand why he doesn't see that how transparent he is...
Posted by: Nicole at May 21, 2008 01:18 PM (sBJ2p)
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*how transparent he is*
Posted by: Nicole at May 21, 2008 01:19 PM (sBJ2p)
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