"and I find it highly amusing (if it were not so tragic) that those in this forum who dislike fundamental extremism in in other cultures is actually supporting it in your own. "
Very well said, creusa. And rest assured, not ALL Americans have lost their minds and plan on voting for this trollop (to borrow a favorite term of McCain's.... gotta love those family values). Most of the ones who are so excited over Palin are obviously thinking with the wrong head. On Sep 8, 6:43 am, creusa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What on earth is WRONG with you all in the US? Have you all lost any > understanding of moderation and commn sense? Is this how people from > Planet Belch think? > > She is a fundamentalist extremist...and I find it highly amusing (if > it were not so tragic) that those in this forum who dislike > fundamental extremism in in other cultures is actually supporting it > in your own. > > Are you going to tell me that someone who objects to abortion even in > cases of rape or incest is balanced????? That believing that evolution > doesn't happen is balanced and open minded enough to possibly run the > country? > > And who knows much of anything about her stance on the handling of the > economy, (kind of important right now...) capital punishment (I'll bet > I can make a good guess at this one...) or oil exploration? How about > international diplomacy or her bias concerning other countries? > > Where in God's name have you all left your good sense?? > > creusa > > On Sep 8, 6:42 am, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Libertarians Voting for the Republican Ticket?!?!?!?!?!? > > > Something tells me Obama is in some serioous trouble now... > > > How long before he dump Biden and BEGS Hillary to be his VP?!?!?!?!? > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > On Sep 7, 9:19 pm, "M.A. Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Sarah Palinby Walter Block > > > No one who has anything nice to say about Ron Paul can be all bad. Sarah > > > Palin has said nice things about Ron Paul > > > (seehere,here,here,hereandhere). Ergo, therefore, as a result, it cannot > > > be denied, it logically follows, Sarah Palin cannot be all bad. That is, > > > she cannot be all badno matter what elseshe is guilty of (within reason > > > of course.) > > > So, what are the criticisms of her? > > > First and foremost, she is accused of not having enough experience. I > > > admit it! She does not have enough experience. Enough experience, that > > > is, to become emperor of the world. Yes, John McCain, Barack Obama and > > > Joe Biden do seek this post of planetary domination, now held by George > > > Bush. That is, these three show every evidence of wanting to continue the > > > U.S. role as hegemon of the entire globe. Now, it may well be that Palin > > > will in future be seduced into this sort of ambition. But, at least as > > > ofright now, there is little or no evidence of it (apart from some > > > pro-war sentiment). Of the four presidential and vice presidential > > > candidates, her present experience shows theleastdesire to rule the > > > world. So, her "lack of experience" is a good thing, not a bad one. > > > Does she have enough "experience" to be president of a country with a > > > limited government, and no aspiration to be world dictator? Of course she > > > does. And, again, she hasmoreexperience in this regard than either > > > McCain, Obama or Biden. She, alone of the four of them, has > > > hadexecutiveexperience as the Governor of the great state of Alaska, > > > while the other three have been whiling their way in a relatively > > > unimportant institution, in this era of presidential power. So, don’t > > > talk to me about experience, as a critique of this lady. > > > Second, it is said that with five children, she has too many other > > > obligations to take on the role of vice president. Give me a break. She > > > can’t vote in the senate when there is a tie? C’mon! This charge emanates > > > from left-wing feminists, of course. Suppose Hillary were to have had > > > five children the ages of Sarah’s. Would the legions of her supporters be > > > making this case with regard to Mrs. Clinton? To ask this is to answer > > > it. In that case, Hillary’s ascendency would only serve as evidence that > > > "You can have it all." The hypocrisy of these "feminists" stinks to the > > > high heavens. They do not support the idea ofwomenbreaking through the > > > so-called glass ceiling. Rather, they favorleft-wing socialist > > > femalesbeing given positions of authority and responsibility. This is > > > something very different. It is a rare occasion that these feminists have > > > been caught with their contradictions so much in the public eye. All > > > those sick and tired of these harridans ought to thank Sarah for this one > > > boon alone. > > > Third, a criticism made by some libertarians is that her adherence to our > > > principles is only skin deep; she has raised some taxes, considered > > > banning some books from libraries, engaged in public-private ventures > > > regarding oil pipelines, she is altogether too friendly to US foreign > > > aggression. Yes, yes, she is no libertarian, certainly not of the purist > > > variety. She is no Ron Paul. But, a little context here, please. Compared > > > to McCain, Obama and Biden, she is a veritable Murray N. Rothbard. What > > > about matching her up against all the other 49 governors? Well, Bobby > > > Jindal of Louisiana is not all bad as far as these things go, and there > > > might be another half dozen of this breed, mainly in the poorly populated > > > states west of the Mississippi, but surely Sarah Palin fits comfortably > > > into this category. According tothis source, tax freedom day arrives > > > earliest in Alaska, of all 50 states. Not too shabby, at least in this > > > context. She favors drilling in theANWR, and that alone is worth the > > > price of admission. > > > Another critique emanating from this quarter is that even if Sarah isn’t > > > all that bad in terms of libertarianism, at least compared to her peers, > > > as soon as she goes to Washington D.C. as Vice President, she will "grow > > > in office" and become more acceptable to socialists such as those who > > > plague theNew York Times,Newsweek, NBC and the other major media outlets. > > > Well, yes, I suppose, this could happen. But, again, let us not lose > > > sight of context. This hasalreadytaken place for the likes of McCain, > > > Obama and Biden, who have been located in the beltway for many, many > > > years. And, yes, there are indeed "libertarian" think tanks now located > > > inside the beltway whose adherence to this philosophy has, sadly, > > > deteriorated in the last little while. But there is nonecessitythat this > > > disease will afflict Sarah. Indeed, there are groups, organizations and > > > people who serve as counterexamples, and illustrate the concept of free > > > will. Exhibit "A" is of course Ron Paul. He has been a denizen of > > > Washington D.C. for decades now, and shows no signs of yielding to this > > > affliction. George Ayittey is as strong a supporter of the free society > > > as he was when he first became a professor of economics at American > > > University many years ago. Tom DiLorenzo is located near the beltway in > > > Baltimore, and is second to none in his adherence of libertarianism. > > > Then, too, there are a whole host of libertarians on the faculty of > > > nearby George Mason University. The Mises Institute itself, bastion of > > > liberty and world headquarters of the Austro-libertarian movement, was > > > for a time located in the DC environs. They departed, but not at all out > > > of fear of compromising with the principles of freedom. > > > Now that we have dealt with the spurious criticisms, what are the > > > benefits of the Palin candidacy? > > > First and foremost, just sit back and relax for a moment, and consider > > > this scenario. The McCain (ugh!) – Palin (whoop-di-do) ticket is elected > > > in November. The duffer kicks the bucket after a heart attack in early > > > 2009, and our girl is now President of these here United States. Who does > > > she choose as Vice President? Why, a certain Congressman from Texas. I’m > > > not at liberty to reveal his name at the present time, but I’ll give you > > > a hint: he is widely known by both friends and enemies as "Dr. No." > > > Double whoop-di-do, say I. No, quadruple. Unlikely? Yes. But > > > politicallyimpossible? No. > > > Did you notice how Sarah is widely referred to, when in formal mode? Yes, > > > asMrs.Palin, notMs.Palin. Isn’t that wonderful? Doesn’t that really stick > > > it to the socialist feminists? Yes, indeedy do. And, there is no group > > > that more deserves such a come-uppance than they. They have long striven > > > to stuff this horrid bit of nomenclature (seehere) down our collective > > > throats, and, on all too many occasions have succeeded. It is time, it is > > > long past time, that we jettison this insufferable politically correct > > > attack on traditional gender distinction. > > > She delivers a hugely deserved kick in the teeth to those limousine > > > liberals who infest both east and west coasts of our country. I’m talking > > > about the intellectual-academic-cultural "elites" who dismiss the rest of > > > the populace as inhabiting "fly over" country. Here is a rifle toting, > > > moose killing, basketball playing, beauty contest winning, charismatic > > > and eloquent long happily married conservative hockey mom who has made > > > something of herself in a very competitive field, who has not gone to > > > finishing school at Harvard, Yale or Princeton. She does not revere the > > > mainstream media; far from it. She is a breath of fresh air blowing in > > > from our northernmost state. God bless her. > > > Sarah has almost entirelypushedObama off television, and newspaper > > > headlines. The timing of McCain’s announcement of her candidacy as Vice > > > President could not have been better. It took focus off Obama’s windy, > > > insufferable, socialist but, yes, eloquent, acceptance speech like no > > > other announcement could have done. If that, alone, was Sarah’s only > > > accomplishment, it would have almost been worth it. > > > True confession time. Before Palin (BP), I was leaning toward Obama. I > > > thought he was marginally less likely to drop a nuclear bomb on some > > > hapless third world country than mad bomber McCain. I regarded, and still > > > do, foreign policy as more important than domestic, given that "war is > > > the health of the state." And, there was very little to choose between > > > the Republocrats and the Demopublicans on economics. Socialism from both > > > quarters (although I admit it, the prospect of Alan Dershowitz on the > > > Supreme Court did give me pause for thought). But now, after Palin (AP), > > > I am shifting my allegiance to the Republicans. Go, Sarah, go! But what > > > about the libertarians? Don’t speak to me about the libertarians! The > > > Barr-Root ticket is arguably less libertarian than Sarah Palin. Barr in > > > particular has been a gigantic- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -... > > read more » --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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