Comments on: What did I tell you? Updated! http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=248 Letting the air out Thu, 17 May 2012 22:51:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: olivander http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=248&cpage=1#comment-5263 olivander Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:07:54 +0000 http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=248#comment-5263 To be honest, I don't pay much attention to conventions, either party's. They are the height of political theater, choreographed spectacles of deliberately over-the-top rhetoric and stagecraft. It's to be expected, and for those four days apiece, I allow them to have their little carnivals unmolested. You can't really judge a candidate by their convention speeches, because they are all written for them by campaign staffers. They aren't their own words. One of McCain's advisers (Rick Davis, I think?) even admitted that the VP nomination acceptance speech they had prepared was for Joe Lieberman; they had to hastily re-write it for Cindy Palin. (That itself says something about how strongly McCain held out for Lieberman to be his running mate.) One thing McCain said during his speech has me scratching my head, though: "We have to catch up to history." Is that like going back to the future? What kind of magic car do you need to make that trip? And can someone explain to me the context of having <a href="http://blog.indecision2008.com/2008/09/05/john-mccain-proud-to-stand-before-random-california-middle-school-for-some-reason/" rel="nofollow">a photo of Walter Reed Middle School behind him</a> during his speech? Besides the obvious speculation that someone on his staff was told to find photos of Walter Reed <b>Medical Center</b> and screwed it up. To be honest, I don’t pay much attention to conventions, either party’s. They are the height of political theater, choreographed spectacles of deliberately over-the-top rhetoric and stagecraft. It’s to be expected, and for those four days apiece, I allow them to have their little carnivals unmolested.

You can’t really judge a candidate by their convention speeches, because they are all written for them by campaign staffers. They aren’t their own words. One of McCain’s advisers (Rick Davis, I think?) even admitted that the VP nomination acceptance speech they had prepared was for Joe Lieberman; they had to hastily re-write it for Cindy Palin. (That itself says something about how strongly McCain held out for Lieberman to be his running mate.)

One thing McCain said during his speech has me scratching my head, though: “We have to catch up to history.” Is that like going back to the future? What kind of magic car do you need to make that trip?

And can someone explain to me the context of having a photo of Walter Reed Middle School behind him during his speech? Besides the obvious speculation that someone on his staff was told to find photos of Walter Reed Medical Center and screwed it up.

]]> By: Strikethru http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=248&cpage=1#comment-5262 Strikethru Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:08:40 +0000 http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=248#comment-5262 I keep waiting to hear what you have to say about the recent convention antics, and Palin the Destroyer. Time to update!! I keep waiting to hear what you have to say about the recent convention antics, and Palin the Destroyer. Time to update!!

]]> By: mpclemens http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=248&cpage=1#comment-5261 mpclemens Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:57:10 +0000 http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=248#comment-5261 Makes sense, really. Obama paired up with Biden to give him someone experienced. McCain paried up with somone spry enough to resuscitate him if needed. Ooh, sorry, was that out loud? I mean "Hooray for the Geraldine Ferraro of 2008!" Makes sense, really. Obama paired up with Biden to give him someone experienced. McCain paried up with somone spry enough to resuscitate him if needed.

Ooh, sorry, was that out loud?

I mean “Hooray for the Geraldine Ferraro of 2008!”

]]> By: olivander http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=248&cpage=1#comment-5259 olivander Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:32:24 +0000 http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=248#comment-5259 You're completely right. And it appears as though I probably was wrong after all. It's looking more like those signs will read "McCain-BoringWhiteWomanNobody'sEverHeardOf" Stay tuned... You’re completely right. And it appears as though I probably was wrong after all. It’s looking more like those signs will read “McCain-BoringWhiteWomanNobody’sEverHeardOf”

Stay tuned…

]]> By: duffymoon http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=248&cpage=1#comment-5258 duffymoon Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:56:01 +0000 http://sevenels.net/blog/?p=248#comment-5258 (*Temporarily abandoning my No Politics pledge, because I can't resist.*) The only way to be absolutely certain it's Pawlenty is when the local printer starts putting out the McCain-BoringWhiteGuyNobody'sEverHeardOf signs. *Then* you'll know. (*Temporarily abandoning my No Politics pledge, because I can’t resist.*)

The only way to be absolutely certain it’s Pawlenty is when the local printer starts putting out the McCain-BoringWhiteGuyNobody’sEverHeardOf signs.

*Then* you’ll know.

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