Palin's ignorance of NAFTA and Africa were not, however "slips of the tongue"
On Nov 7, 2008, at 11:18 AM, justifiedright wrote: > John I think the point is that of course, everyone knows Obama knows > there are 50 states and not 60. Certainly he made a tired slip of > the tongue. > > Follow anyone with a Camera for 2 years and you'll catch them in a > slip of the tongue. > > The problem is sometimes the media targets someone as stupid, and > will take any slip of the tongue as proof of stupidity. > > For some reason, they were looking for any slip by Palin as proof of > stupidity. > > They did the same to Dan Quale. There are a great deal of stupid > quotes on the net attributed to him he never said. > > Go check out the video of the Potato incident. The teacher handed > Quayle the spelling words on index cards. You see them right in his > hands. On the index card, potato was spelled with an e. > > Honestly, if I'm sitting there with a misspelled index card handed to > me by the teacher, I'm going to go by what was on the card. > > I think almost anyone would. > > The media can ruin anyone once they decide to tell a story and stay > with it. > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Jersey Shore John > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > "The actual intent behind Senator Obama's misstatement is easy to > > discern without the need to invoke an obscure international > > organization. He was trying to express the thought that in all the > > time he had spent on the campaign trail so far in 2007-08, he had > > visited all (48) of the states in the continental U.S. save for > one > > (i.e., "one left to go," excluding Alaska and Hawaii), but in his > > weariness he slipped up and started off with "fifty" instead of > > "forty." (Note the long pause in the video clip between the words > > "fifty" and "seven.")" > > > > http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/57states.asp > > > > On Nov 7, 2008, at 8:45 AM, sharon_b283 wrote: > > > > > So watch the videotapes of her interviews on CBS! Dumb as a post! > > > 3 colleges in 4 years, for a liberal arts degree! I never ran for > > > office, because I put my kids and their education, first! I am > > > traditional in that regard. So smarty-pants, YOU run and kick > Corzine > > > out! > > > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "mark07712" <mark07712@> wrote: > > > > > > > > If you think you are smarter, than run for governor. Let's see > how > > > > far you can get. It's very easy to call people you don't like > names, > > > > however, it's a lot classier to admit what they have > accomplished > > > > and just move on. > > > > > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "sharon_b283" <sharon_b283@> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > John, > > > > > That, in essence, is what I was saying! Between Joe the > plumber, > > > > her > > > > > inability to name one newspaper that she possibly reads, not > > > > knowing 3 > > > > > Supreme Court decisions and other information ordinary > citizens > > > > like > > > > > me can just rattle off, has the NERVE to be the Governor? > Makes > > > > you > > > > > wonder what the criteria for Governor is, up there! > > > > > > > > > > Empty suit and empty head! > > > > > > > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Jersey Shore John > > > > > <jerseyshorejohn@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > I saw her go rouge, lavender and beige. It didn't help. > She's > > > > an > > > > > > empty suit dress. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Nov 6, 2008, at 2:12 PM, justifiedright wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have to agree Dan. What was attracting people to Obama > was a > > > > > > > positive message of hope (leave aside that no one knows > how > > > > that > > > > > > > translates to policy). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hope was carrying the day. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I thought right away to combat hope with negativity was > the > > > > wrong > > > > > > > way to go. It was also contrary to what has worked for > McCain > > > > over > > > > > > > the years. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'd give anything to switch careers and go in to political > > > > > > > consulting. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > McCain needed to craft his own hopeful message with a bit > of > > > > policy > > > > > > > sprinkled in. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Not that I would have ignored the Ayers issue. Ayers did > the > > > > same > > > > > > > thing Bin Laden did. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/