Comments on: What America Needs: ‘Politics Without Sex’ – Die Zeit

By: Manchester2

Manchester2 — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:43:39 +0000

MLK said that the content of one's character counts. That means that so-called “personal issues” make a difference. What does it say about a candidate who dumped his first wife at the point when she needed him most? What does it say about a candidate who is left of Ted Kennedy on abortion, and arguably supports infanticide? These are questions of character, and they cut to the heart of who should be in the Oval Office. For the record, Sen. McCain at the Saddleback Church event listed his first first marriage as his greatest moral failing. I've yet to see Obama repudiate his extreme views on abortion/infanticide.

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By: nepr

nepr — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 04:20:25 +0000

I have to agree with, McCain's man, Davis, that issues really don't matter that much. One problem is that politicians lie and mislead about issues, about their stances on them, about their ability to do anything about them, about their relative importance, even about what they are, just as they do about everything else.

Another problem is that most important issues are too complicated in too many ways for people to understand, unless the people have considerable background in economics, law (domestic and international), geology, geography, nuclear fission, etc., so most “discussions” of issues amount to little more than dueling assertions, based on lies, cynical simplifications and fantasies.

Speaking of fantasies, one of mine is, just for fun, to have real, formal, “Resolved…” type debates of issues, where the candidates are the captains of teams of selected advisers, judged by experts in the field. I can't figure out what the winners would get, though.

By: JSpencer

JSpencer — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:49:55 +0000

It's understandable outsiders would view the level of discourse as low, because it IS. Americans should be embarrassed by it too. For example, there is no reason why the Obama campaign needs to go anywhere but policies, issues and records. They have so many advantages in those areas, they don't need to play the McCain distraction game. And McCain is really stretching his hard won honor by engaging in some of the outright lies that show up on his ads. Trust me, it isn't only exasperating for Europe.

By: pacatrue

pacatrue — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:47:09 +0000

Davigoli's making me cry!

By: davigoli

davigoli — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:15:59 +0000

Alaska is the 48th largest state in the US, when ranked by population. You can choose to get emotional about it, but it's a fact: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._state…

By: pacatrue

pacatrue — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:58:25 +0000

Quite a rant. But what's up with the “pygmy state of Alaska” line?