Comments on: Obama Implodes (Guest Voice) http://themoderatevoice.com/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/ An Internet hub for moderates, centrists, and independents, with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, and right Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:17:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Health Care BS - TROOPERGATE: MEET THE INVESTIGATORS http://themoderatevoice.com/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-120686 Health Care BS - TROOPERGATE: MEET THE INVESTIGATORS Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:00:12 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/conservatism/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/#comment-120686 [...] Michael Reagan explains why the troopergate faux scandal will not bring home the bacon for the media or the Obama campaign: Try as they may to make a mountain over the so-called “troopergate” molehill, for example, they will have a hard time explaining why it would be wrong to want to see a four-times married and divorced law enforcement officer kept on the job when he had tasered his 11-year-old stepson, illegally shot a moose, drank beer in his patrol car on one occasion, and told others his father-in-law would “eat a f’ing lead bullet” [...] [...] Michael Reagan explains why the troopergate faux scandal will not bring home the bacon for the media or the Obama campaign: Try as they may to make a mountain over the so-called “troopergate” molehill, for example, they will have a hard time explaining why it would be wrong to want to see a four-times married and divorced law enforcement officer kept on the job when he had tasered his 11-year-old stepson, illegally shot a moose, drank beer in his patrol car on one occasion, and told others his father-in-law would “eat a f’ing lead bullet” [...]

]]> By: djshay http://themoderatevoice.com/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-114870 djshay Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:22:37 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/conservatism/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/#comment-114870 Attacked Palin? Surely you're not talking about the fake outrage over the lipstick comment. Palin wears glasses, so I guess any reference to spectacles would be sexist too. For a party that claims they are so tough, they have awfully thin skin and absolutely LOVE playing the victim. What whiners. The only thing Obama has attacked Palin with are facts. She lies like a rug about EVERYTHING and yes, that's fair game for attacks. Republicans need to grow a pair. Attacked Palin? Surely you're not talking about the fake outrage over the lipstick comment. Palin wears glasses, so I guess any reference to spectacles would be sexist too. For a party that claims they are so tough, they have awfully thin skin and absolutely LOVE playing the victim. What whiners. The only thing Obama has attacked Palin with are facts. She lies like a rug about EVERYTHING and yes, that's fair game for attacks. Republicans need to grow a pair.

]]> By: djshay http://themoderatevoice.com/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-114882 djshay Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:22:37 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/conservatism/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/#comment-114882 Attacked Palin? Surely you're not talking about the fake outrage over the lipstick comment. Palin wears glasses, so I guess any reference to spectacles would be sexist too. For a party that claims they are so tough, they have awfully thin skin and absolutely LOVE playing the victim. What whiners. The only thing Obama has attacked Palin with are facts. She lies like a rug about EVERYTHING and yes, that's fair game for attacks. Republicans need to grow a pair. Attacked Palin? Surely you're not talking about the fake outrage over the lipstick comment. Palin wears glasses, so I guess any reference to spectacles would be sexist too. For a party that claims they are so tough, they have awfully thin skin and absolutely LOVE playing the victim. What whiners. The only thing Obama has attacked Palin with are facts. She lies like a rug about EVERYTHING and yes, that's fair game for attacks. Republicans need to grow a pair.

]]> By: djshay http://themoderatevoice.com/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-114897 djshay Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:22:37 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/conservatism/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/#comment-114897 Attacked Palin? Surely you're not talking about the fake outrage over the lipstick comment. Palin wears glasses, so I guess any reference to spectacles would be sexist too. For a party that claims they are so tough, they have awfully thin skin and absolutely LOVE playing the victim. What whiners. The only thing Obama has attacked Palin with are facts. She lies like a rug about EVERYTHING and yes, that's fair game for attacks. Republicans need to grow a pair. Attacked Palin? Surely you're not talking about the fake outrage over the lipstick comment. Palin wears glasses, so I guess any reference to spectacles would be sexist too. For a party that claims they are so tough, they have awfully thin skin and absolutely LOVE playing the victim. What whiners. The only thing Obama has attacked Palin with are facts. She lies like a rug about EVERYTHING and yes, that's fair game for attacks. Republicans need to grow a pair.

]]> By: djshay http://themoderatevoice.com/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-114939 djshay Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:22:37 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/conservatism/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/#comment-114939 Attacked Palin? Surely you're not talking about the fake outrage over the lipstick comment. Palin wears glasses, so I guess any reference to spectacles would be sexist too. For a party that claims they are so tough, they have awfully thin skin and absolutely LOVE playing the victim. What whiners. The only thing Obama has attacked Palin with are facts. She lies like a rug about EVERYTHING and yes, that's fair game for attacks. Republicans need to grow a pair. Attacked Palin? Surely you're not talking about the fake outrage over the lipstick comment. Palin wears glasses, so I guess any reference to spectacles would be sexist too. For a party that claims they are so tough, they have awfully thin skin and absolutely LOVE playing the victim. What whiners. The only thing Obama has attacked Palin with are facts. She lies like a rug about EVERYTHING and yes, that's fair game for attacks. Republicans need to grow a pair.

]]> By: djshay http://themoderatevoice.com/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-114955 djshay Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:22:37 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/conservatism/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/#comment-114955 Attacked Palin? Surely you're not talking about the fake outrage over the lipstick comment. Palin wears glasses, so I guess any reference to spectacles would be sexist too. For a party that claims they are so tough, they have awfully thin skin and absolutely LOVE playing the victim. What whiners. The only thing Obama has attacked Palin with are facts. She lies like a rug about EVERYTHING and yes, that's fair game for attacks. Republicans need to grow a pair. Attacked Palin? Surely you're not talking about the fake outrage over the lipstick comment. Palin wears glasses, so I guess any reference to spectacles would be sexist too. For a party that claims they are so tough, they have awfully thin skin and absolutely LOVE playing the victim. What whiners. The only thing Obama has attacked Palin with are facts. She lies like a rug about EVERYTHING and yes, that's fair game for attacks. Republicans need to grow a pair.

]]> By: djshay http://themoderatevoice.com/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-114959 djshay Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:22:37 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/conservatism/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/#comment-114959 Attacked Palin? Surely you're not talking about the fake outrage over the lipstick comment. Palin wears glasses, so I guess any reference to spectacles would be sexist too. For a party that claims they are so tough, they have awfully thin skin and absolutely LOVE playing the victim. What whiners. The only thing Obama has attacked Palin with are facts. She lies like a rug about EVERYTHING and yes, that's fair game for attacks. Republicans need to grow a pair. Attacked Palin? Surely you're not talking about the fake outrage over the lipstick comment. Palin wears glasses, so I guess any reference to spectacles would be sexist too. For a party that claims they are so tough, they have awfully thin skin and absolutely LOVE playing the victim. What whiners. The only thing Obama has attacked Palin with are facts. She lies like a rug about EVERYTHING and yes, that's fair game for attacks. Republicans need to grow a pair.

]]> By: kritt11 http://themoderatevoice.com/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-114868 kritt11 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:25:26 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/conservatism/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/#comment-114868 Concerned- they'll keep doing it because it works.<br><br>The GOP has actually increased the size of the federal government far more than the Democrats EVER did---so what principles are they running on? I guess they can point to blocking an increase in CAFE standards,opposing a raise in the minimum wage, , as well as vetoing S-CHIP. Concerned- they'll keep doing it because it works.

The GOP has actually increased the size of the federal government far more than the Democrats EVER did—so what principles are they running on? I guess they can point to blocking an increase in CAFE standards,opposing a raise in the minimum wage, , as well as vetoing S-CHIP.

]]> By: kritt11 http://themoderatevoice.com/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-114869 kritt11 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:25:26 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/conservatism/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/#comment-114869 Concerned- they'll keep doing it because it works.<br><br>The GOP has actually increased the size of the federal government far more than the Democrats EVER did---so what principles are they running on? I guess they can point to blocking an increase in CAFE standards,opposing a raise in the minimum wage, , as well as vetoing S-CHIP. Concerned- they'll keep doing it because it works.

The GOP has actually increased the size of the federal government far more than the Democrats EVER did—so what principles are they running on? I guess they can point to blocking an increase in CAFE standards,opposing a raise in the minimum wage, , as well as vetoing S-CHIP.

]]> By: kritt11 http://themoderatevoice.com/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-114896 kritt11 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:25:26 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/conservatism/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/#comment-114896 Concerned- they'll keep doing it because it works.<br><br>The GOP has actually increased the size of the federal government far more than the Democrats EVER did---so what principles are they running on? I guess they can point to blocking an increase in CAFE standards,opposing a raise in the minimum wage, , as well as vetoing S-CHIP. Concerned- they'll keep doing it because it works.

The GOP has actually increased the size of the federal government far more than the Democrats EVER did—so what principles are they running on? I guess they can point to blocking an increase in CAFE standards,opposing a raise in the minimum wage, , as well as vetoing S-CHIP.

]]> By: kritt11 http://themoderatevoice.com/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-114911 kritt11 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:25:26 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/conservatism/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/#comment-114911 Concerned- they'll keep doing it because it works.<br><br>The GOP has actually increased the size of the federal government far more than the Democrats EVER did---so what principles are they running on? I guess they can point to blocking an increase in CAFE standards,opposing a raise in the minimum wage, , as well as vetoing S-CHIP. Concerned- they'll keep doing it because it works.

The GOP has actually increased the size of the federal government far more than the Democrats EVER did—so what principles are they running on? I guess they can point to blocking an increase in CAFE standards,opposing a raise in the minimum wage, , as well as vetoing S-CHIP.

]]> By: kritt11 http://themoderatevoice.com/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-114930 kritt11 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:25:26 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/conservatism/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/#comment-114930 Concerned- they'll keep doing it because it works.<br><br>The GOP has actually increased the size of the federal government far more than the Democrats EVER did---so what principles are they running on? I guess they can point to blocking an increase in CAFE standards,opposing a raise in the minimum wage, , as well as vetoing S-CHIP. Concerned- they'll keep doing it because it works.

The GOP has actually increased the size of the federal government far more than the Democrats EVER did—so what principles are they running on? I guess they can point to blocking an increase in CAFE standards,opposing a raise in the minimum wage, , as well as vetoing S-CHIP.

]]> By: kritt11 http://themoderatevoice.com/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-114938 kritt11 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:25:26 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/conservatism/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/#comment-114938 Concerned- they'll keep doing it because it works.<br><br>The GOP has actually increased the size of the federal government far more than the Democrats EVER did---so what principles are they running on? I guess they can point to blocking an increase in CAFE standards,opposing a raise in the minimum wage, , as well as vetoing S-CHIP. Concerned- they'll keep doing it because it works.

The GOP has actually increased the size of the federal government far more than the Democrats EVER did—so what principles are they running on? I guess they can point to blocking an increase in CAFE standards,opposing a raise in the minimum wage, , as well as vetoing S-CHIP.

]]> By: ConcernedModerate http://themoderatevoice.com/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-114867 ConcernedModerate Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:10:23 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/conservatism/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/#comment-114867 The Republicans are playing same old tired game of divert and smear politics. Republicans have held the White House for 28 out the last 40 years. They have controlled either the White House or congress for the last twenty-eighty years. The GOP controlled the both the White House and congress for six years. Yet, Republicans want to blame the state in which we find ourselves on the Democrats. <br><br>The GOP has done nothing to reduce the size of government. What they have accomplished is to create a prince class in McLean, Potomac, and Loudoun County. They have also managed to privatize profits while socializing risk. The Republicans are playing same old tired game of divert and smear politics. Republicans have held the White House for 28 out the last 40 years. They have controlled either the White House or congress for the last twenty-eighty years. The GOP controlled the both the White House and congress for six years. Yet, Republicans want to blame the state in which we find ourselves on the Democrats.

The GOP has done nothing to reduce the size of government. What they have accomplished is to create a prince class in McLean, Potomac, and Loudoun County. They have also managed to privatize profits while socializing risk.

]]> By: ConcernedModerate http://themoderatevoice.com/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-114879 ConcernedModerate Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:10:23 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/conservatism/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/#comment-114879 The Republicans are playing same old tired game of divert and smear politics. Republicans have held the White House for 28 out the last 40 years. They have controlled either the White House or congress for the last twenty-eighty years. The GOP controlled the both the White House and congress for six years. Yet, Republicans want to blame the state in which we find ourselves on the Democrats. <br><br>The GOP has done nothing to reduce the size of government. What they have accomplished is to create a prince class in McLean, Potomac, and Loudoun County. They have also managed to privatize profits while socializing risk. The Republicans are playing same old tired game of divert and smear politics. Republicans have held the White House for 28 out the last 40 years. They have controlled either the White House or congress for the last twenty-eighty years. The GOP controlled the both the White House and congress for six years. Yet, Republicans want to blame the state in which we find ourselves on the Democrats.

The GOP has done nothing to reduce the size of government. What they have accomplished is to create a prince class in McLean, Potomac, and Loudoun County. They have also managed to privatize profits while socializing risk.

]]> By: ConcernedModerate http://themoderatevoice.com/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-114894 ConcernedModerate Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:10:23 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/conservatism/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/#comment-114894 The Republicans are playing same old tired game of divert and smear politics. Republicans have held the White House for 28 out the last 40 years. They have controlled either the White House or congress for the last twenty-eighty years. The GOP controlled the both the White House and congress for six years. Yet, Republicans want to blame the state in which we find ourselves on the Democrats. <br><br>The GOP has done nothing to reduce the size of government. What they have accomplished is to create a prince class in McLean, Potomac, and Loudoun County. They have also managed to privatize profits while socializing risk. The Republicans are playing same old tired game of divert and smear politics. Republicans have held the White House for 28 out the last 40 years. They have controlled either the White House or congress for the last twenty-eighty years. The GOP controlled the both the White House and congress for six years. Yet, Republicans want to blame the state in which we find ourselves on the Democrats.

The GOP has done nothing to reduce the size of government. What they have accomplished is to create a prince class in McLean, Potomac, and Loudoun County. They have also managed to privatize profits while socializing risk.

]]> By: ConcernedModerate http://themoderatevoice.com/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-114928 ConcernedModerate Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:10:23 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/conservatism/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/#comment-114928 The Republicans are playing same old tired game of divert and smear politics. Republicans have held the White House for 28 out the last 40 years. They have controlled either the White House or congress for the last twenty-eighty years. The GOP controlled the both the White House and congress for six years. Yet, Republicans want to blame the state in which we find ourselves on the Democrats. <br><br>The GOP has done nothing to reduce the size of government. What they have accomplished is to create a prince class in McLean, Potomac, and Loudoun County. They have also managed to privatize profits while socializing risk. The Republicans are playing same old tired game of divert and smear politics. Republicans have held the White House for 28 out the last 40 years. They have controlled either the White House or congress for the last twenty-eighty years. The GOP controlled the both the White House and congress for six years. Yet, Republicans want to blame the state in which we find ourselves on the Democrats.

The GOP has done nothing to reduce the size of government. What they have accomplished is to create a prince class in McLean, Potomac, and Loudoun County. They have also managed to privatize profits while socializing risk.

]]> By: ConcernedModerate http://themoderatevoice.com/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-114936 ConcernedModerate Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:10:23 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/conservatism/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/#comment-114936 The Republicans are playing same old tired game of divert and smear politics. Republicans have held the White House for 28 out the last 40 years. They have controlled either the White House or congress for the last twenty-eighty years. The GOP controlled the both the White House and congress for six years. Yet, Republicans want to blame the state in which we find ourselves on the Democrats. <br><br>The GOP has done nothing to reduce the size of government. What they have accomplished is to create a prince class in McLean, Potomac, and Loudoun County. They have also managed to privatize profits while socializing risk. The Republicans are playing same old tired game of divert and smear politics. Republicans have held the White House for 28 out the last 40 years. They have controlled either the White House or congress for the last twenty-eighty years. The GOP controlled the both the White House and congress for six years. Yet, Republicans want to blame the state in which we find ourselves on the Democrats.

The GOP has done nothing to reduce the size of government. What they have accomplished is to create a prince class in McLean, Potomac, and Loudoun County. They have also managed to privatize profits while socializing risk.

]]> By: DLS http://themoderatevoice.com/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-114866 DLS Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:36:58 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/conservatism/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/#comment-114866 I wouldn't write off Obama yet. There are nearly two months to go. But he's continued to make blunders lately while the McCain team has made some good moves (Palin being the best of all). Obama's Pig-Gate fiasco was just the latest blunder. (Fortunately Biden is not in the news that much at all. Will he tell another person in a wheelchair to stand up? Will he say that perhaps Clinton was a better VP choice than he, again?) What will Obama do to recover before the debates, and what will he do in the debates? And Biden? (We know the attacks will not cease, but get worse and uglier, on Palin by the other side, which includes the media.) I wouldn't write off Obama yet. There are nearly two months to go. But he's continued to make blunders lately while the McCain team has made some good moves (Palin being the best of all). Obama's Pig-Gate fiasco was just the latest blunder. (Fortunately Biden is not in the news that much at all. Will he tell another person in a wheelchair to stand up? Will he say that perhaps Clinton was a better VP choice than he, again?) What will Obama do to recover before the debates, and what will he do in the debates? And Biden? (We know the attacks will not cease, but get worse and uglier, on Palin by the other side, which includes the media.)

]]> By: DLS http://themoderatevoice.com/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-114893 DLS Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:36:58 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/conservatism/22601/obama-implodes-guest-voice/#comment-114893 I wouldn't write off Obama yet. There are nearly two months to go. But he's continued to make blunders lately while the McCain team has made some good moves (Palin being the best of all). Obama's Pig-Gate fiasco was just the latest blunder. (Fortunately Biden is not in the news that much at all. Will he tell another person in a wheelchair to stand up? Will he say that perhaps Clinton was a better VP choice than he, again?) What will Obama do to recover before the debates, and what will he do in the debates? And Biden? (We know the attacks will not cease, but get worse and uglier, on Palin by the other side, which includes the media.) I wouldn't write off Obama yet. There are nearly two months to go. But he's continued to make blunders lately while the McCain team has made some good moves (Palin being the best of all). Obama's Pig-Gate fiasco was just the latest blunder. (Fortunately Biden is not in the news that much at all. Will he tell another person in a wheelchair to stand up? Will he say that perhaps Clinton was a better VP choice than he, again?) What will Obama do to recover before the debates, and what will he do in the debates? And Biden? (We know the attacks will not cease, but get worse and uglier, on Palin by the other side, which includes the media.)

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