On Sep 25, 2008, at 12:01 PM, John D wrote:
> > My point is this: > If the Republican choice for VP made such a statement in public, I'm > going to assume it represents their platform in part. Her statement is > convoluted, broken, riddled with back peddling, tap dancing and flim > flam. > > You know what flim flam is? According to http:// > www.thefreedictionary.com/flimflam: > "noun --flimflam - a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or > persuade a person to buy worthless property" > > I just wish they could summon the courage and intelligence to speak > intelligently and courageously. Clarity is helpful too. That would be > so much more helpful than political clichés and public posturing, > confident façades and pointless bluster. > > You know what bluster is? According to whatever dictionary Apple uses: > "bluster --verb --talk in a loud, aggressive, or indignant way with > little effect" > > Maybe I missed the point of your discussion with Brian. As an artist, > I do have a tendency to look at something rather than read it. Sorry > if I went off on a weird tangent. > >> FD wrote: "And your point is ... what?" I must be missing something. The Palin quote you provided makes much more sense to me than what you've been saying. But I want to make another point. Obama stutters and stammers on occasion, too. Many occasions, really. But you never see those episodes presented by the broadcast or print media. And, when shown on a few of the cable networks, they blow all out of proportion and present it in the most unflattering manner possible. I don't hold mumbling and stumbling against Obama -- politicians should be allowed to think out loud without being hounded by the "gaffe" police. But, what's good for the goose is good for the moose. Do the same for McCain/Palin that you do for Obama/Biden. If our VP candidates are expected to go under such scrutiny, that scrutiny should apply tenfold to the presidential candidate. Otherwise, it's just more "gotcha!" BS from the dominant media that serves to prevent rather than encourage politicians from speaking their true minds. And, if they concentrated more on issues instead of "gotchas!," we may not be in our current predicament. Problem is, most in our press are too stupid to provide the valuable public service they should provide. Rather than inform the public so public can choose the best candidates, the press now wants to choose those candidates directly. Although we desperately need freedom of the press, the current bunch benefitting from that right aren't up to the task. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "StrataList-OT" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/StrataList-OT?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
