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When you see the picture together of John McCain [and Sarah Palin] .. it's like they are offering themselves up as a kind of a political couple, almost like President and Senator Clinton. They offering themselves up to run as an alternative to Barack and Michelle Obama to go to the White House. This picture is appealing to traditional Americans. They go, yeah, that's a nice traditional formal, we've seen that picture before.I'm not sure what's more foul and revolting: Chris Matthews depicting John McCain and Sarah Palin as some kind of May/December romance, or proposing that Barack and Michelle Obama aren't "appealing to traditional Americans."
What's not appealing about the marriage of Barack and Michelle Obama? When we look at them together, you know, first marriage, two delightful children, traditional home life, churchgoing couple-- what do we see that turns off "traditional Americans?" Inquiring minds want to know, Chris Matthews...
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Date: 2008-09-10 07:01 pm (UTC)The fact that the "church" in question was incredibly, screamingly racist?
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Date: 2008-09-10 07:11 pm (UTC)What church does John McCain go to, anyway? We're already familiar with Sarah Palin's "The Jews, by not adopting Christianity, have caused God to curse their nation with terrorism" church.
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Date: 2008-09-10 07:12 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-10 07:13 pm (UTC)Like, from fucking France.
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Date: 2008-09-10 09:51 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-10 11:55 pm (UTC)Why is abortion still legal?
Was the feckless Democrats that manage to derail the who deal? I suggest it was to keep the status quo. To do that you have to string along the marks. I really think this is why the whole lipstick on pig thing has such resonance. Any rationale person divorced from the identity of the candidate knows this is a cheap shot. Obama thinks the media just eat it up; I think they are actively complicit.
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Date: 2008-09-11 01:34 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-11 01:51 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-11 01:57 am (UTC)You're claiming Obama didn't spend 20 years going to, and taking his family to, a racist pastor?
Now which one of us is committing corprophagy?
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Date: 2008-09-11 02:04 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-11 06:53 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-11 09:55 am (UTC)I simply answered it. That the church to which they went was a blatantly racist one.
If the question was meant to be rhetorical, to suggest the answer "their race," then he who asked it should have been more wary.
Rhetorical questions need not be taken rhetorically.
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Date: 2008-09-11 01:34 pm (UTC)- E
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Date: 2008-09-11 05:11 pm (UTC)I know, let's talk about Sarah Palin's antisemitism!
Eh?
Date: 2008-09-11 05:17 pm (UTC)Could I see some corroboration for that, please?
Regardless of whether that church is racist or not, could you substantiate your implication, namely that it is the nature of that church that makes the Obama couple unacceptable, and "not traditional." ?
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Date: 2008-09-12 02:28 am (UTC)That's right.
If you hadn't left an opening that huge, I wouldn't have commented at all.
I know, let's talk about Sarah Palin's antisemitism!
What anti-Semitic statements has she ever made? Has she, for instance, supported the Palestinians or other Arabs against Israel?
Re: Eh?
Date: 2008-09-12 02:29 am (UTC)It was my understanding that Reverend Wright repeatedly said that sort of thing, all through his ministry. In fact, I seem to recall him saying that himself, when he was interviewed shortly thereafter.
He doesn't even see it as "racist."
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Date: 2008-09-12 02:30 am (UTC)Or are you seriously suggesting that we're going to invade Canada.
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Date: 2008-09-12 02:52 am (UTC)QED.
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