Comments for Thenextpresidentblog's Weblog http://thenextpresidentblog.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Wed, 24 Sep 2008 06:23:24 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Palin by Dave http://thenextpresidentblog.wordpress.com/2008/09/05/palin/#comment-17 Dave Wed, 24 Sep 2008 06:23:24 +0000 http://thenextpresidentblog.wordpress.com/?p=17#comment-17 How does being an Ivy-League educated attorney and having 30 years' experience amount to "riding on her husband's coattails?" How does being an Ivy-League educated attorney and having 30 years’ experience amount to “riding on her husband’s coattails?”

]]> Comment on Palin by Jumbo Slice http://thenextpresidentblog.wordpress.com/2008/09/05/palin/#comment-16 Jumbo Slice Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:35:59 +0000 http://thenextpresidentblog.wordpress.com/?p=17#comment-16 The condescending remarks on community organizers may have played well to the convention crowd (the very white, old convention crowd) but I can't see independents liking it. Palin is doing okay now but that's b/c she hasn't been asked the tough questions. they won't let her go on the Sunday talk shows until they bring her up to speed on national issues. Considering her experience, that's going to take quite a while. The Dems convention was a much more successful than the GOP's gathering. It'll be a tight race but I expect Obama to do well in the debates and in the fight to define what this election is all about. The condescending remarks on community organizers may have played well to the convention crowd (the very white, old convention crowd) but I can’t see independents liking it. Palin is doing okay now but that’s b/c she hasn’t been asked the tough questions. they won’t let her go on the Sunday talk shows until they bring her up to speed on national issues. Considering her experience, that’s going to take quite a while.

The Dems convention was a much more successful than the GOP’s gathering. It’ll be a tight race but I expect Obama to do well in the debates and in the fight to define what this election is all about.

]]> Comment on Carly and Claire by Steven http://thenextpresidentblog.wordpress.com/2008/07/13/carly-and-claire/#comment-14 Steven Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:26:23 +0000 http://thenextpresidentblog.wordpress.com/?p=14#comment-14 Neither McCaskill or Fiorina. Based on my research over the past few days, I believe that Obama's choice will be either Evan Bayh, Tim Kaine, or Kathleen Sebelius. Of course, I could be completely wrong. Neither McCaskill or Fiorina. Based on my research over the past few days, I believe that Obama’s choice will be either Evan Bayh, Tim Kaine, or Kathleen Sebelius. Of course, I could be completely wrong.

]]> Comment on Carly and Claire by Dave http://thenextpresidentblog.wordpress.com/2008/07/13/carly-and-claire/#comment-13 Dave Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:03:04 +0000 http://thenextpresidentblog.wordpress.com/?p=14#comment-13 McCain will NEVER choose a running mate who isn't unequivocally anti-choice. The right already doesn't trust him, and that would only make it worse. Too bad, it'd be fun to watch the Republicans rip each other to shreds over the issue at the convention and then through to November. McCain will NEVER choose a running mate who isn’t unequivocally anti-choice. The right already doesn’t trust him, and that would only make it worse. Too bad, it’d be fun to watch the Republicans rip each other to shreds over the issue at the convention and then through to November.

]]> Comment on Pick me, pick me! by thenextpresidentblog http://thenextpresidentblog.wordpress.com/2008/06/07/pick-me-pick-me/#comment-11 thenextpresidentblog Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:49:01 +0000 http://thenextpresidentblog.wordpress.com/?p=8#comment-11 you're right--maybe the word I should have used is "heckling". you’re right–maybe the word I should have used is “heckling”.

]]> Comment on Pick me, pick me! by Dave http://thenextpresidentblog.wordpress.com/2008/06/07/pick-me-pick-me/#comment-10 Dave Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:48:49 +0000 http://thenextpresidentblog.wordpress.com/?p=8#comment-10 I disagree about why they did it. The right already knew about Cheney's daughter being gay - it was never a secret at any time that I know of, and certainly not since long before he became VP - and surely Kerry and Edwards knew they weren't going to be getting too many votes from right-wing Christians. I believe they brought it up as a way of demonstrating how unfair the laws Bush and Cheney were advocating really were...they even affected a member of Cheney's immediate family. That would never make Cheney look "bad" to right wing Christians - far from it. It would - and did - make him look bad to swing voters who are not homophobic, as well it should. And even if your interpretation is right, that's still not "attacking Cheney for having a gay daughter." I disagree about why they did it. The right already knew about Cheney’s daughter being gay – it was never a secret at any time that I know of, and certainly not since long before he became VP – and surely Kerry and Edwards knew they weren’t going to be getting too many votes from right-wing Christians.

I believe they brought it up as a way of demonstrating how unfair the laws Bush and Cheney were advocating really were…they even affected a member of Cheney’s immediate family. That would never make Cheney look “bad” to right wing Christians – far from it. It would – and did – make him look bad to swing voters who are not homophobic, as well it should.

And even if your interpretation is right, that’s still not “attacking Cheney for having a gay daughter.”

]]> Comment on Pick me, pick me! by Steven http://thenextpresidentblog.wordpress.com/2008/06/07/pick-me-pick-me/#comment-9 Steven Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:35:17 +0000 http://thenextpresidentblog.wordpress.com/?p=8#comment-9 Two Washington Post articles on the Veepstakes: http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2008/06/veep_stakes_the_will_he_or_won.html http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2008/06/the_case_for_kathleen_sebelius.html?nav=rss_blog Two Washington Post articles on the Veepstakes:

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2008/06/veep_stakes_the_will_he_or_won.html

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2008/06/the_case_for_kathleen_sebelius.html?nav=rss_blog

]]> Comment on Pick me, pick me! by thenextpresidentblog http://thenextpresidentblog.wordpress.com/2008/06/07/pick-me-pick-me/#comment-8 thenextpresidentblog Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:47:52 +0000 http://thenextpresidentblog.wordpress.com/?p=8#comment-8 No, but they pointed it out specifically, strategically, and politically so that it might make Cheney look "bad" to his Republican, Christian, and anti-gay voters. If they wanted to point out bigotry, they could have said 10,000 other things about Cheney. My point here is that Edwards/Kerry did not do anything positive by mentioning it--Cheney didn't lose votes over it, and they didn't gain any. That's the whole reason for a debate (to point out the positive things about yourself, and the negatives about the opponent, so that the public can make an "informed" decision, tell for themselves who's lying through their teeth, and decipher who best represents their beliefs and values). No, but they pointed it out specifically, strategically, and politically so that it might make Cheney look “bad” to his Republican, Christian, and anti-gay voters. If they wanted to point out bigotry, they could have said 10,000 other things about Cheney. My point here is that Edwards/Kerry did not do anything positive by mentioning it–Cheney didn’t lose votes over it, and they didn’t gain any. That’s the whole reason for a debate (to point out the positive things about yourself, and the negatives about the opponent, so that the public can make an “informed” decision, tell for themselves who’s lying through their teeth, and decipher who best represents their beliefs and values).

]]> Comment on Pick me, pick me! by Dave http://thenextpresidentblog.wordpress.com/2008/06/07/pick-me-pick-me/#comment-7 Dave Wed, 11 Jun 2008 05:35:27 +0000 http://thenextpresidentblog.wordpress.com/?p=8#comment-7 Having a lesbian daughter certainly isn't doing anything wrong. Perhaps that's why neither Edwards nor Kerry ever said it was. Having a lesbian daughter certainly isn’t doing anything wrong. Perhaps that’s why neither Edwards nor Kerry ever said it was.

]]> Comment on Pick me, pick me! by thenextpresidentblog http://thenextpresidentblog.wordpress.com/2008/06/07/pick-me-pick-me/#comment-6 thenextpresidentblog Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:33:39 +0000 http://thenextpresidentblog.wordpress.com/?p=8#comment-6 no, it was edwards during the debate with cheney. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Cheney#2004_Presidential_re-election_campaign bigotry is wrong, if you're doing something wrong. having a lesbian daughter isn't doing something wrong. supporting anti-gay policy could be, but lots of gays are republicans and support those same policies, like cheney's daughter. i would think that edwards could have found something else to attack him on. like, say for example, lying us into a war in which he profited from? and, yes, that's exactly what i said that you said, "he didn’t do a great job with it in "04″ in the first place." no, it was edwards during the debate with cheney.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Cheney#2004_Presidential_re-election_campaign

bigotry is wrong, if you’re doing something wrong. having a lesbian daughter isn’t doing something wrong. supporting anti-gay policy could be, but lots of gays are republicans and support those same policies, like cheney’s daughter. i would think that edwards could have found something else to attack him on. like, say for example, lying us into a war in which he profited from?

and, yes, that’s exactly what i said that you said, “he didn’t do a great job with it in “04″ in the first place.”

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