And, the terms liberal and conservative have experienced similar flip- flops over the years. And, as to who chose the VP, these days, major politics is more like theater. I feel confident that the 'writer' and 'director' remain the same...Rove had to have a major part.
On Sep 5, 12:29 pm, "Jason (Memphis)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Isn't the Republican Party the party that fought for evolution in the > famous Scopes Trial in Tennessee? Wasn't Clarence Darrow the straunch > Republican attorney that literally made fun of former Democrat > Presidential hopeful William Bryan for his biblical and creationist > views? My my, how the Republcian party's outlook has changed. > > On Sep 5, 9:13 am, Isparklaria <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On Sep 5, 7:27 am, Clogtowner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > McCain needed to > > > > court the fundamentalist christian, right therefore he chose her. The > > > simple explanation. > > > I believe that you are correct here. This article supports your view. > > Here the link and an excerpt. > > >http://www.wibw.com/nationalnews/headlines/27696934.html > > > Focus on the Family founder James Dobson, who initially said he could > > not vote for McCain but has since opened the door to an endorsement, > > called Palin "an outstanding choice that should be extremely > > reassuring to the conservative base" of the GOP. Dobson added that the > > ticket "gives us confidence he will keep his pledges to voters > > regarding the kinds of justices he would nominate to the Supreme > > Court." > > > On Sep 5, 7:27 am, Clogtowner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi y'all - I think we need to take Occam's razor to this. Palin was > > > the most fundamental christian female out there. McCain needed to > > > court the fundamentalist christian, right therefore he chose her. The > > > simple explanation. > > > > On Sep 4, 8:42 pm, Isparklaria <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Orn, > > > > > What an excellent clip. It shows how politics works, especially > > > > Republican Party politics. Yes the dems play games too, but this takes > > > > the cake. What a bunch of liars. > > > > > On Sep 4, 7:59 pm, ornamentalmind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Broadband humor about the hypocracy > > > > > >http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=184086&title=sa... > > > > > > (you need both lines above) > > > > > > On Sep 4, 3:51 pm, ornamentalmind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Good...it will be well worth the look. These, in my view are true > > > > > > classics when it comes to all things political, sociological etc. In > > > > > > today's atmosphere, they are seldom seen/heard of. > > > > > > > And, I left "THX 1138" off of the list. Even though it is a movie > > > > > > (one > > > > > > of George Lucas' first works) it is one that all atheists, people > > > > > > interested in economics and those concerned with big pharma and > > > > > > 'soma' > > > > > > should see. > > > > > > > =================================================== > > > > > > "Censorship is never over for those who have experienced it. It is a > > > > > > brand on the imagination that affects the individual who has > > > > > > suffered > > > > > > it, forever." - Noam Chomsky > > > > > > > On Sep 4, 2:43 pm, "Angelia Stinnett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > My political science professor compared it to 1984 and Animal > > > > > > > Farm too. Will > > > > > > > have to look into that. > > > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 3:10 PM, ornamentalmind <[EMAIL > > > > > > > PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > There are family values and then there are family values. > > > > > > > > > Ronald Reagan proved that. Newt Gingrich proved that. The other > > > > > > > > religious fanatics, sexual deviants, racists and warmongers did > > > > > > > > too. > > > > > > > > > The term has become about as hollow as that of conservative! > > > > > > > > Heck, I'm > > > > > > > > a big conservative…I want to conserve the constitution, voting > > > > > > > > rights, > > > > > > > > separation of church/state, a sound fiscal policy, a sense of > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > common good etc. > > > > > > > > > This was all predicted by H. G. Wells in his 1984. Other similar > > > > > > > > dystopias include: Animal Farm, Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451 > > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > > The Iron Heel. > > > > > > > > > "Newspeak" is in fact not new at all, sadly. > > > > > > > > > On Sep 4, 12:23 pm, "Angelia Stinnett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Here's my question about Palin. She is the mother of 5 > > > > > > > > > children and will > > > > > > > > be > > > > > > > > > taking on the responsibility of an unplanned grandchild. How > > > > > > > > > is she the > > > > > > > > > picture of family values when she is sacrificing being with > > > > > > > > > her small > > > > > > > > > children to pursue her ambitions? Hillary Clinton was > > > > > > > > > criticized for > > > > > > > > being a > > > > > > > > > working mother, but she had only one child. With 5(or 6) > > > > > > > > > children to care > > > > > > > > > for, it's hard enough when you don't work; how is she to be > > > > > > > > > an effective > > > > > > > > > mother when she's in another country, and scheduled to be in > > > > > > > > > 6 states in > > > > > > > > 4 > > > > > > > > > days? Thinking of this issue, it crossed my mind of how funny > > > > > > > > > of a > > > > > > > > Saturday > > > > > > > > > Night Live skit that will be. They should show her trying to > > > > > > > > > be the > > > > > > > > > president with children running everywhere. I simply question > > > > > > > > > how much > > > > > > > > > individual time she will have with each child and if she has > > > > > > > > > bothered to > > > > > > > > > think much of their needs. Growing up with a nanny never > > > > > > > > > proves to be the > > > > > > > > > same thing as having a mother and/or father home. > > > > > > > > > > Don't get me wrong, I believe a mother can have a career, but > > > > > > > > > being away > > > > > > > > > from your children to the extent that she will have to be > > > > > > > > > away from her > > > > > > > > > children is generally done when that parent has to do it to > > > > > > > > > provide for > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > family. If she wants to be in politics, maybe she should wait > > > > > > > > > until her > > > > > > > > > babies are at least teenagers....but obviously being away > > > > > > > > > from a teenager > > > > > > > > > too much has bad results too. > > > > > > > > > > No, I am not a sexist, so no one need bothering accuse me of > > > > > > > > > such. I > > > > > > > > simply > > > > > > > > > know the truth of what happens to children when parents trade > > > > > > > > > them for > > > > > > > > big > > > > > > > > > careers. Ask Martha Stewart's daughter. If she thinks being > > > > > > > > > the vice > > > > > > > > > president or president won't effect her time with her > > > > > > > > > children, she's > > > > > > > > wrong. > > > > > > > > > It is my personal opinion that she doesn't really care or is > > > > > > > > > in denial > > > > > > > > about > > > > > > > > > how much her children are going to suffer. 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