tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post3665696227421181721..comments2024-03-19T08:42:45.690-04:00Comments on The Delaware Libertarian: The Manchurian Obama, and other paranoid delusionsSteven H. Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09097470960863103473noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-27264068736381258672008-08-20T06:54:00.000-04:002008-08-20T06:54:00.000-04:00John McCain and Wikipedia is more innocent, I thin...John McCain and Wikipedia is more innocent, I think (speaking as a Wikipedia editor) - obviously he said to a speechwriter "I want something on Georgia, say this and this" and the guy went "sure thing" and ahh got a bit lazy. <A HREF="http://notnews.today.com/2008/08/20/mccain-accused-of-plagiarising-wikipedia-for-georgia-speech/" REL="nofollow">Comedy potential</A>, though.David Gerardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057086390864018760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-89080669772471147192008-08-19T08:02:00.000-04:002008-08-19T08:02:00.000-04:00With all due respect to Delaware’s Hottest Blogger...With all due respect to Delaware’s Hottest Blogger, I have yet to see any real analysis of Obama’s platform. Or McCain’s for that matter. Most of the writing consists of these very innocuous and in the end meaningless innuendo and silly gossip.<BR/><BR/>Does no substance to the candidate mean no substance to blogging? Or, are his views changing (ahem, I mean REFINING) themselves so often that it is difficult to make a clear statement on what he really means?<BR/><BR/>I did a review of the Obama healthcare plan (as it stands now), but other than that I haven’t seen any nitty-gritty work on the issues, only the fluff.a most peculiar naturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13131721132161386999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-58071981439800687582008-08-18T23:59:00.000-04:002008-08-18T23:59:00.000-04:00Steve, am I playing hardball? You betcha. I sti...Steve, am I playing hardball? You betcha. I still feel guilty for not rising to Kerry's defense... afterall, what idiots would have believed such nonsense? Gee, who knew.<BR/><BR/>Also, my post is not an attack on McCain's war record. It's an attack on McCain sexing up that record (which didn't need it, btw) with stories that don't ring true. Look, McCain is the one who constantly stresses "character and integrity" and then gets caught in a needless fabrication. Just sayin...<BR/><BR/>Also... I love it when you write about me! It makes me feel important! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-87769591026570785822008-08-18T20:55:00.000-04:002008-08-18T20:55:00.000-04:00HubeNo, that's not what I meant; but what I did me...Hube<BR/>No, that's not what I meant; but what I did mean is that the concentration of both sides on what I consider the ephemera of the campaign has taken us completely away from a discussion of issues and policies.<BR/><BR/>You know my position: I don't want either one of them as President. Unfortunately, I don't have any other realistic choice (maybe by 2016 but not now).Steven H. Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09097470960863103473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-37057193892098832392008-08-18T20:46:00.000-04:002008-08-18T20:46:00.000-04:00From a purely cinematic standpoint McCain's story ...From a purely cinematic standpoint McCain's story fits the plot of The Manchurian Candidate way better than Obamas's. And his mother is crazy enough to be played by Angeles Lansbury.<BR/><BR/>Would that make Joe Lieberman the John McGiver character?Waldo Lydecker's Journalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18046082913930451235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-92080203245348459982008-08-18T19:59:00.000-04:002008-08-18T19:59:00.000-04:00Steve: Are you saying my blog posts about Obama's ...Steve: Are you saying my blog posts about Obama's gaffes are DE Liberal-like <I>smears?</I> (BTW, it was Obama's GRANDfather, not father as you wrote in the post.) Hopefully you ARE aware that most of those posts I title "McCain's old; Obama's excuse?" IOW, it's still a dig at McCain TOO, as it clearly reminds all how friggin' old the guy is. If you are, I take a umbrage at that. For one, I clearly blast conservatives for inane statements/policies. Two, I don't dawdle in conspiracy theories.Hubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02735857200853965829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-81443432606313365772008-08-18T16:42:00.000-04:002008-08-18T16:42:00.000-04:00I think one of the issues liberals have is a littl...I think one of the issues liberals have is a little Rove-envy. After being beat up in the last two general elections, some aren't going to stand for it anymore. Hence, the attacks.<BR/><BR/>You can even see it within the Democratic Party with the Markell goons attacking the Carney supporters. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-58749787688969106782008-08-18T15:09:00.000-04:002008-08-18T15:09:00.000-04:00Agreed. The lucky thing is, most of the public is...Agreed. The lucky thing is, most of the public is totally oblivious to this.<BR/><BR/>I also think these type of stories tend to feed upon themselves. If a supporter of McCain makes an outrageous or totally unimportant statement about Obama, then the Obama camp feels moved to do the same, and vice-versa.<BR/><BR/>It's that whole culture of titillation without substance, but I guess it is a matter of personal opinion when something is important and when something isn't.a most peculiar naturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13131721132161386999noreply@blogger.com